During recording

 

 

 

 

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Symptom

 

Cause and Correction

Reference

 

 

 

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Pressing the REC

Is a finalised disc in the DVD video camera/recorder?

 

 

button will not start

Is proper type of disc inserted?

25, 32, 101,

 

recording.

Is power switch set to match the recording medium?

 

103

 

 

Is the disc protected?

 

 

 

 

 

Does disc have remaining recording space?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording starts but

Is disc scratched or does dirt or fingerprint adhere to it?

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stops immediately.

Clean the disc. If there is still no improvement, replace the disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No photo can be

Is proper type of disc or card inserted?

 

 

recorded.

Is power switch set to match the recording medium?

25, 26, 32,

 

 

Is the disc protected or the card locked?

101

 

 

Does disc or card have remaining recording space?

 

 

 

 

 

 

LCD screen is hard to

Has brightness of LCD screen been adjusted?

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see.

Stop recording and adjust the brightness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the DVD video camera/recorder being used outdoors?

 

 

 

Use the viewfinder. When using LCD monitor, adjust its angle so

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that LCD screen is not exposed to direct sunlight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unevenness appears on

Did you press the LCD monitor or the area around it?

 

 

LCD monitor screen.

If the LCD monitor is pressed, some unevenness will occur.

 

 

Release your hand and leave the LCD monitor for a while:

 

 

 

 

 

Normal display will be restored.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus is not correct.

Is it difficult to use auto focus with your subject?

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Focus manually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does manual focus icon appear?

 

 

 

The DVD video camera/recorder is set to manual focus. Focus

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the subject manually, or release manual focus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the dioptre control correctly adjusted if you are using the

 

 

 

viewfinder as a monitor?

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Adjust the dioptre control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In cases other than the above, set the power switch to “OFF”, and

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then set it to “!”, “ ” or “"” again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An error message for

Perform repair following the instructions on screen.

 

 

repair appears.

Repair is possible when the DVD video camera/recorder is powered

 

 

 

by the AC adapter/charger.

 

 

 

It will take from a few minutes to several hours for repair. If you

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wish to start recording immediately, remove the disc, and then

 

 

 

insert another disc: The removed disc can later be repaired by

 

 

 

connecting the AC adapter/charger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If during recording light

This is not a fault.

 

 

(sunlight, etc.) enters

Adjust the angle of the DVD video camera/recorder so that

 

 

the DVD video camera/

sunlight, etc. does not enter.

 

 

recorder through the

Putting a protective hand over the lens may improve the ghosts.

 

lens from above, ghosts

 

 

 

 

may occur in the

 

 

 

 

recorded image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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