Symptom

Cause and Correction

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Recorded subjects

For subjects moving rapidly, select “Sports” from the

 

moving rapidly are

Program AE options. If you record in a bright

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blurred during

environment, you can reduce blur.

 

playback pause.

 

 

 

 

 

Recording level

This is not a malfunction. The camcorder automatically

 

changes.

adjusts the recording level according to the loudness of

 

recorded sounds. You cannot adjust recording level

 

 

 

manually.

 

 

 

 

The LCD screen

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

 

appears unevenly.

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

 

Release your hand and leave the LCD monitor for a

 

 

 

while. The LCD screen will recover.

 

 

 

 

Focus is not correct.

Is it difficult to use auto focus with your subject?

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Focus manually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does the manual focus icon appear?

 

 

The camcorder is set to manual focus. Focus the subject

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manually, or release manual focus.

 

 

 

 

 

If the above causes do not apply, turn off the power and

 

turn it on again.

 

 

 

 

 

An error message for

Follow the on-screen instructions to repair.

 

repair appears.

You must connect the AC adapter/charger to the

 

 

camcorder to make repairs. However, as an exception, if

 

 

you are using the HDD and an error occurs in part of a

 

 

movie file, you can also use the battery pack for repair (if

 

 

the battery charge indicator shows more than half

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charge).

 

 

 

Depending on the situation, it could take from a few

 

 

minutes to several hours for repair. If you wish to start

 

 

recording immediately, replace the disc, and do the repair

 

 

later. The removed disc can be repaired after you connect

 

 

the AC adapter/charger to the camcorder.

 

 

 

 

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