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MasterPage: Menu_Right
The recorded image is white
●Shutter speed is set to NIGHTSCOPE or slow
speed.
HNIGHTSCOPE and slow speed are only for use in
dark conditions. (墌pg.35)
Playback
Playback cannot be performed.
●Recording medium is not selected properly.
HSelect the recording medium. (墌pg.21, 48, 49)
●Playback starts, but there is no picture on the
connected TV.
HSet the TV's input mode or channel appropriate
for video playback.
The same image is displayed for a long time
during video playback, or motion is choppy.
●If the surface of the SD card is damaged, it makes
difficult to read data and these phenomena will
appear. This camera will make all possible efforts
to read data, but when such a state continues for
some time, and further playback is impossible, it
will stop automatically.
HIt is recommended to run check disk regularly on
the PC, on condition that there is no data on the
hard disk of the camera.
Advanced features
The focus does not adjust automatically.
●Focus is set to the manual mode.
HSet focus to the automatic mode. (墌pg.33)
●The lens is dirty or covered with condensation.
HClean the lens and check the focus again.
(墌pg. 57)
The colour of the image looks strange.
●The light source or the subject does not include
white. Or there are various different light sources
behind the subject.
HTry manual white balance adjustment. (墌pg.34)
The recorded image is too dark.
●Shooting was performed under backlit conditions.
HTry backlight compensation (墌pg.31) or manual
exposure. (墌pg.32)
The recorded image is too bright.
●The subject is too bright.
HTry manual exposure. (墌pg.32)
White balance setting cannot be activated.
●The sepia (SEPIA) or monotone (MONOTONE)
mode is activated.
HTurn off the sepia (SEPIA) or monotone
(MONOTONE) mode before setting white
balance. (墌pg.36)
The black & white fader does not work.
●The sepia (SEPIA) or monotone (MONOTONE)
mode is activated.
HTurn off the sepia (SEPIA) or monotone
(MONOTONE) mode. (墌pg.37)
The image looks like the shutter speed is too
slow.
●When shooting in the dark, the unit becomes
highly sensitive to light when [GAIN UP] is set to
[ON].
HIf you want the lighting to look more natural, set
[GAIN UP] to [OFF]. (墌pg. 50)
The continuous shooting speed of still
images is slow.
●The continuous shooting speed will drop when
repeatedly making continuous shots, when using
certain recording medium, or under certain
recording conditions. (墌pg.28)
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