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E
Additional
Information
Note:
• Some subjects are not suitable for autofocus. In these situations, you will often get better results using
manual focus (see p. 58). Focus on something which is about the same distance away, lock the focus,
and then point the camera at your original, hard-to-focus subject.
Horizontal stripes Many subjects at
different distances Behind glass
Without much
contrast (e.g. a white
wall)
Reflective surfaces
(e.g. shiny car
surfaces)
Night scenes
Fast moving objects
Slanted subjects Dark subjects
Cause and/or what to do about it
• There are a number of restrictions on using the
digital effects. Refer to the notes on p. 52.
• The POWER switch is not set to VCR (p. 28).
• The cassette is not loaded (p. 19).
• The tape has reached the end.
• When recording in dark places a bright light in
the scene may cause a vertical light bar
(“smear”) to appear. This is a normal feature of
camcorders.
• The video heads need cleaning (p. 90).
• The video heads need cleaning (p. 90).
• The TV/VIDEO selector on the TVisn’t set to
VIDEO (p. 30).
• The speaker has been turned off with the volume
buttons (p. 27).
• Headphones are being used.
Problem
?Some/all of the digital effects don’t work, or
can’t be set.
?The e(play) button doesn’t work.
?There’s a bright stripe on the screen.
?The playback picture is rough (with mosaic-
like noise).
?There’s no picture on the TVscreen, even
though the tape is moving.
?There’s no sound coming from the speaker
during playback.
Recording/Playback (Contd.)