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TROUBLESHOOTING(cont.)

SYMPTOM

 

POSSIBLE CAUSES

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

10. Snapshot mode cannot be

 

10. •The Squeeze mode is

 

10. •Disengage the Squeeze

 

used.

 

selected.

 

 

mode (pg. 32).

 

 

 

•High Speed Recording is

 

•Do not use High Speed

 

 

 

being attempted.

 

Recording (pg. 28).

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. The colour of Snapshot

 

11. •The light source or the

 

11. •Set “FLASH” to “ON” in the

looks strange.

 

subject does not include

 

Menu Screen. Or find a

 

 

 

white. Or there are various

 

white subject and compose

 

 

 

different light sources

 

your shot so that it also

 

 

 

behind the subject.

 

appears in the frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

(pg. 18, 20, 34).

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. Although Snapshot is

 

12. •The subject is too bright

 

12. •Set “FLASH” to “ON” in the

attempted, flash does not

 

with the flash set to “AUTO”

 

Menu Screen (pg. 34).

 

take place.

 

or “AUTO

”.

 

•It can take up to 10 seconds

 

 

•If blinks, the flash is

 

to charge the flash.

 

 

 

being charged.

 

•Disengage Multi-Analyser 4

 

 

•Multi-Analyser 4 or Multi-

 

or Multi-Analyser 9

 

 

 

Analyser 9 is selected.

 

(pg. 19).

 

 

 

•The camcorder is in the

 

•Set the camcorder in the

 

 

 

Record mode.

 

Record-Standby mode

 

 

 

•In the Menu Screen, “GAIN

 

(pg. 34).

 

 

 

UP” is set to “OFF” or “P.AE/

 

•Set “GAIN UP” to

 

 

 

EFFECT” is set to “TWI-

 

“AUTO ” or “AGC”

 

 

 

LIGHT”.

 

 

(pg. 31) or disengage the

 

 

•The flash is pushed down.

 

“TWILIGHT” mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

(pg. 41).

 

 

 

 

 

 

•Raise the flash using the

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLASH OPEN Switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

(pg. 34).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13. Although a Snapshot is

 

13. •The subject does not look

 

13. •The subject should look

 

taken with the flash, Red-

 

straight toward the flash.

 

straight toward the flash,

 

Eye Reduction does not

 

•The subject does not look at

 

especially the first flash. If

 

take place.

 

the first flash, which is an

 

the subject does not see the

 

 

important part of Red-Eye

 

first flash, it will be difficult

 

 

 

Reduction.

 

 

for Red-Eye Reduction to

 

 

 

•The camcorder is too far

 

take place (pg. 34).

 

 

 

from the subject.

 

•The flash is effective for

 

 

 

•“FLASH” is not set to

 

subjects at a distance of

 

 

 

“AUTO

” in the Menu

 

approx. 0.7 m to 2 m from

 

 

 

Screen.

 

 

the camcorder (pg. 34).

 

 

 

 

 

 

•Set “FLASH” to “AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

in the Menu Screen to

 

 

 

 

 

 

display the Red-Eye

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reduction indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

(pg. 34).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14. The image taken using

 

14. •The flash is pushed down.

 

14. •Raise the flash using the

 

Snapshot is too dark.

 

•The flash emission window

 

FLASH OPEN Switch

 

 

 

is covered by fingers, etc..

 

(pg. 34).

 

 

 

•The flash brightness is set to

 

•Do not cover the flash

 

 

 

produce a darker image

 

emission window.

 

 

 

(adjustment value: –3).

 

•Adjust the flash brightness to

 

 

•The camcorder is too far

 

a larger value (pg. 35).

 

 

 

from the subject.

 

•The flash is effective for

 

 

 

•Shooting was performed

 

subjects at a distance of

 

 

 

under backlit conditions.

 

approx. 0.7 m to 2 m

 

 

 

 

 

 

(pg. 34).

 

 

 

 

 

 

•Press the BACKLIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

 

Button (pg. 42).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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