80 EN

 

 

 

 

 

 

TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)

 

SYMPTOM

 

 

POSSIBLE CAUSES

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

11. The colour 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

 

subject and compose your

 

 

 

 

light sources behind the

 

shot so that it also appears in

 

 

 

subject.

 

 

 

the frame ( pg. 18, 19, 30).

 

 

 

• The Sepia or Monotone mode

 

• Turn off Sepia and Monotone

 

 

 

is activated.

 

 

 

( pg. 36).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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. 30).

 

 

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. 30).

 

 

 

 

• In the Menu Screen, “GAIN

 

• Set “GAIN UP” to “AUTO

 

 

 

 

UP” is set to “OFF” or “P.AE/

 

” or “AGC” ( pg. 27) or

 

 

 

EFFECT” is set to

 

disengage the “TWILIGHT”

 

 

 

 

“TWILIGHT”.

 

 

mode ( pg. 36).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

• The subject does not look at

 

first flash. If the subject does not

 

place.

 

the first flash, which is an

 

see the first flash, it will be

 

 

 

 

important part of Red-Eye

 

difficult for Red-Eye Reduction

 

 

 

Reduction.

 

 

 

to take place ( pg. 30).

 

 

 

 

• The camcorder is too far from

 

• The flash is effective for

 

 

 

 

the subject.

 

 

 

subjects at a distance of

 

 

 

 

• “FLASH” is not set to “AUTO

 

approx. 0.7 m to 2 m from the

 

 

 

 

in the Menu Screen.

 

camcorder ( pg. 30).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Set “FLASH” to “AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the Menu Screen to display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Red-Eye Reduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicator ( pg. 30).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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. 30).

 

 

 

 

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. 31).

 

 

 

 

• 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 to 2 m

 

 

 

 

under backlit conditions.

 

( pg. 30).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Press the BACKLIGHT Button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( pg. 38).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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. 30).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16. Digital Zoom does not work.

 

16. • 10X optical zoom is selected.

 

16. • Set “ZOOM” to “40X” or

 

 

 

 

• The MODE Dial is set to

 

“200X” in the Menu Screen

 

 

 

 

DUAL

” or “

”.

 

( pg. 27).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• “P.AE/EFFECT” is set to

 

• Set the MODE Dial to “

 

 

 

“VIDEO ECHO” in the Menu

 

or “VIDEO” ( pg. 15, 20).

 

 

 

Screen.

 

 

 

• Disengage the “VIDEO

 

 

 

 

• “WIDE MODE” is set to “PS-

 

ECHO” mode ( pg. 20, 36).

 

 

 

WIDE” in the Menu Screen.

 

• Disengage the “PS-WIDE”

 

 

 

 

• Picture Wipe or Dissolve are

 

mode ( pg. 28).

 

 

 

 

being used in a scene

 

• Wait until the Picture Wipe or

 

 

 

transition.

 

 

 

Dissolve effects are completed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( pg. 20, 34).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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