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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 ( 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
different distances Behind glass Without much contrast
(e.g. a white wall)
Reflective surfaces (e.g.
shiny car surfaces) Fast moving objects Dark subjects Night scenes
Recording/Playback (Cont.)
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.
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.