E

Note:

Some subjects are not suitable for autofocus. In these situations, you will often get better results using manual focus ( 79). Focus on something which is about the same distance away, lock the focus, and then point the camcorder at your original, hard-to-focus subject.

Horizontal stripes

Many subjects at

Behind glass

Without much contrast

 

different distances

 

(e.g. a white wall)

Reflective surfaces (e.g.

Fast moving objects

Dark subjects

Night scenes

shiny car surfaces)

 

 

 

Additional

Information

Recording/Playback (Cont.)

Problem

?Some/all of the digital effects do not work.

?The e (play) button does not work.

?There is a bright stripe on the screen.

?The playback picture is rough (with mosaic-like noise).

?There is no picture on the TV screen.

?There is no picture on the TV screen, even though the tape is moving.

?There is no sound coming from the speaker during playback.

Cause and/or what to do about it

There are a number of restrictions on using the digital effects. ( 62).

The camcorder is not set to TAPE PLAY (VCR) mode ( 87).

The cassette is not loaded ( 18).

The cassette 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 ( 141).

AV \ DV OUT (Analog-digital converter) is not set to OFF in the menu ( 103).

The video heads need cleaning ( 141).

The TV/VIDEO selector on the TV is not set to VIDEO ( 95-96).

The speaker has been turned off with the selector dial ( 89).

Headphones are being used.

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Canon GL2 instruction manual ? There is no sound coming from the speaker during playback