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| THERE IS NO PLAYBACK IMAGE ON THE LCD MONITOR. | |||||
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check | Is the camera connected to a TV? | ||||
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check Have you tried adjusting the LCD monitor brightness level? Adjust the "LCD Brightness" control. (See page 49.)
THE LCD MONITOR DISPLAYS VERTICAL LINES.check Did you point the camera toward very bright light?
When you use the LCD monitor to take photos, any very bright light may affect the CCD and cause the lines to appear on your screen. They will NOT appear in the recorded image itself.
NO IMAGE APPEARS ON THE TV SCREEN WHEN THE CAMERA IS CONNECTED.check | Is the power switched on? |
| See [Camera power won't turn on] on page 54 and check the camera. |
check | Is the camera connected correctly to the TV? |
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check | Is the TV set up to recognize the camera as a picture source? |
| Check that the TV/video selector on your TV is on [video]. See your TV |
| instruction booklet for details. |
check | Is the [video out] correctly selected on the camera? |
| Check to see that the [video out] control (NTSC/PAL) is correctly set for |
| the TV system of the country where you are showing your pictures. (See |
| page 50.) |
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