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Focus is not correct. | Is it difficult to use auto focus with your subject? |
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| Focus manually. |
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| Does manual focus icon appear? |
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| The DVD video camera/recorder is set to manual focus. Focus | 52 |
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| the subject manually, or release manual focus. |
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| Is the dioptre control correctly adjusted if you are using the |
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| viewfinder as a monitor? | 31 |
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| Adjust the dioptre control. |
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| In cases other than the above, set the power switch to “OFF”, and | 30 |
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| then set it to “HDD”, “DVD” or “SD” again. |
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An error message for | Perform repair following the instructions on screen. |
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repair appears. | Repair is possible when the DVD video camera/recorder is powered |
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| by the AC adapter/charger. If you are using the HDD and have |
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| detected an error in part of video file, a battery can also be used for |
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| repair (if the remaining battery level indicator shows more than half | 25 |
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| 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 |
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| insert another disc: The removed disc can later be repaired by |
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| connecting the AC adapter/charger. |
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If during recording light | This is not a fault. |
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(sunlight, etc.) enters | Adjust the angle of the DVD video camera/recorder so that sunlight, |
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the DVD video camera/ | etc. does not enter. |
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recorder through the | Putting a protective hand over the lens may improve the ghosts. | — |
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lens from above, ghosts |
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may occur in the |
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recorded image. |
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Recognition of disc is | Is disc dirty? | 10 | |
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Pressing the playback | Has the image been recorded by devices other than this DVD |
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button will not start | video camera/recorder? |
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playback. | Playback of image recorded on devices other than this DVD video |
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| Has scene been edited on a device other than this DVD video | ||
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| If a scene recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder is edited |
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| on a device other than this DVD video camera/recorder, playback |
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No playback picture | Is TV input selector set correctly? |
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appears on TV screen. | Some TVs have multiple video input jacks. Check whether the |
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| correct input was selected on TV to match the connected jacks. If | 113 | |
| the DVD video camera/recorder is connected to VCR, set its |
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| input selector to “external input (LINE)”. |
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| Is the DVD video camera/recorder connected to TV correctly? | 112 | |
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