APPENDIX

 

Symptom

Possible Cause

Action

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical lines on the

Recording a very brightly lit subject can cause a

This is a CCD phenomenon known as “vertical

 

monitor screen.

vertical band to appear in the monitor screen

smear”, and does not indicate malfunction of the

 

 

image.

camera. Note that vertical smear is not recorded

 

 

 

with the image in the case of a snapshot, but it is

Movies

 

 

recorded in the case of a movie.

 

 

 

Out of focus images.

The subject is outside the shooting range of the

Record within the allowable shooting range.

 

 

 

camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital noise in images.

Sensitivity is increased automatically for dark

Use a light or some other means to illuminate the

 

 

subjects. Greater sensitivity increases the chance

subject.

 

 

of digital noise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color of the playback

Sunlight or light from another source is shining

Position the camera so sunlight does not shine

 

image is different from the

directly into the lens during recording.

directly into the lens.

Playback

image on the monitor

 

 

screen during recording.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images are not displayed.

A memory card with non-DCF images recorded

This camera cannot display non-DCF images

 

 

with another camera is loaded in the camera.

recorded onto a memory card using another digital

 

 

 

camera.

 

 

 

 

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