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Subject in recorded | Light is shining | • Change the shooting angle. | ||
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A bar of light (red, | Subject is too bright | • This is a normal occurrence in | ||
purple) appears on |
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White dots appear | Light from the flash | • This is a phenomenon that occurs | ||
on the image | has reflected off | with digital cameras and does not | ||
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| insects in the air. |
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Flash does not fire | Flash is set to off | • Set the flash to on. | ||
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Image not showing | Incorrect video | • Set the video system to the | ||
on TV monitor | system setting | appropriate setting, NTSC or PAL, | ||
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| Shooting in Stitch | • The output will not appear on a | ||
| Assist mode | TV in Stitch Assist mode. Cancel | ||
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Zoom does not | Zoom lever was | • Operate the zoom before | ||
operate | pressed while | shooting in movie mode. | ||
| shooting in movie |
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Reading images | SD card was | • Use an SD card formatted in your | ||
from SD card is | formatted in another | camera. | ||
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