80 EN

 

 

 

 

 

 

TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)

 

SYMPTOM

 

 

POSSIBLE CAUSES

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

11. The color of Snapshot looks

 

11. • The light source or the subject

 

11. • Set “FLASH” to “ON” in the

 

strange.

 

does not include white. Or

 

Menu Screen. Or find a white

 

 

 

there are various different light

 

subject and compose your

 

 

 

 

sources behind the subject.

 

shot so that it also appears in

 

 

 

• The Sepia or Monotone mode

 

the frame

 

 

 

 

is activated.

 

 

 

( pg. 20, 21, 32).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Turn off Sepia and Monotone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( pg. 38).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. Although Snapshot is

 

12. • The subject is too bright with

 

12. • Set “FLASH” to “ON” in the

 

attempted, flash does not

 

the flash set to “AUTO” or

 

Menu Screen ( pg. 32).

 

 

take place.

 

“AUTO

”.

 

 

• It can take up to 10 seconds

 

 

 

• If

 

blinks, the flash is being

 

to charge the flash.

 

 

 

 

charged.

 

 

 

• Set the camcorder in the

 

 

 

 

• The camcorder is in the

 

Record-Standby mode

 

 

 

 

Record mode.

 

 

( pg. 32).

 

 

 

 

• In the Menu Screen, “GAIN UP”

 

• Set “GAIN UP” to “AUTO

 

 

 

is set to “OFF” or “P.AE/EFFECT”

 

or “AGC” ( pg. 29) or

 

 

 

 

is set to “TWILIGHT”.

 

disengage the “TWILIGHT”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode ( pg. 38).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13. Although a Snapshot is taken

 

13. • The subject does not look

 

13. • The subject should look straight

 

with the flash, Red-Eye

 

straight toward the flash.

 

toward the flash, especially the

 

Reduction does not take place.

 

• The subject does not look at the

 

first flash. If the subject does not

 

 

 

first flash, which is an important

 

see the first flash, it will be

 

 

 

 

part of Red-Eye Reduction.

 

difficult for Red-Eye Reduction

 

 

 

• The camcorder is too far from

 

to take place ( pg. 32).

 

 

 

 

the subject.

 

 

 

• The flash is effective for subjects

 

 

 

• “FLASH” is not set to “AUTO

 

at a distance of approx. 0.7 m/

 

 

 

 

in the Menu Screen.

 

27-9/16" to 2 m/6.5 ft from the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

camcorder ( pg. 32).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Set “FLASH” to “AUTO

” in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Menu Screen to display the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red-Eye Reduction indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( pg. 32).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14. The image taken using

 

14. • “FLASH” is set to “OFF” in the

 

14. • Set “FLASH” to any position

 

Snapshot is too dark.

 

Menu Screen.

 

 

except “OFF” in the Menu

 

 

 

 

• The flash emission window is

 

Screen ( pg. 32).

 

 

 

 

covered by fingers, etc..

 

• Do not cover the flash

 

 

 

 

• The flash brightness is set to

 

emission window.

 

 

 

 

produce a darker image

 

• Adjust the flash brightness to a

 

 

 

(adjustment value: –3).

 

larger value ( pg. 33).

 

 

 

 

• The camcorder is too far from

 

• The flash is effective for

 

 

 

 

the subject.

 

 

 

subjects at a distance of

 

 

 

 

• Shooting was performed

 

approx. 0.7 m/27-9/16" to

 

 

 

 

under backlit conditions.

 

2 m/6.5 ft ( pg. 32).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Press the BACKLIGHT Button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( pg. 40).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15. The image taken using

 

15. • “FLASH” is set to “ON” in the

 

15. • Set “FLASH” to any parameter

 

Snapshot is too bright.

 

Menu Screen.

 

 

other than “ON” in the Menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Screen ( pg. 32).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16. Digital Zoom does not work.

 

16. • 10X optical zoom is selected.

 

16. • Set “ZOOM” to “40X” or “200X”

 

 

 

• The MODE Dial is set to

 

in the Menu Screen (pg. 29).

 

 

 

DUAL

” or “

”.

 

• Set the MODE Dial to “

 

 

 

• “P.AE/EFFECT” is set to “VIDEO

 

or “VIDEO” ( pg. 17, 22).

 

 

 

ECHO” in the Menu Screen.

 

• Disengage the “VIDEO ECHO”

 

 

 

• “WIDE MODE” is set to “PS-

 

mode ( pg. 22, 38).

 

 

 

 

WIDE” in the Menu Screen.

 

• Disengage the “PS-WIDE”

 

 

 

 

• Picture Wipe or Dissolve are

 

mode ( pg. 34).

 

 

 

 

being used in a scene transition.

 

• Wait until the Picture Wipe or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dissolve effects are completed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( pg. 22, 36).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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