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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. ( pg. 35)

PlaybackPlayback cannot be performed.

●Recording medium is not selected properly.

HSelect the recording medium. ( 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 featuresThe focus does not adjust automatically.

●Focus is set to the manual mode.

HSet focus to the automatic mode. ( pg. 33)

●The lens is dirty or covered with condensation. HClean the lens and check the focus again.

( 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. ( pg. 34)

The recorded image is too dark.

●Shooting was performed under backlit conditions. HTry backlight compensation ( pg. 31) or manual

exposure. ( pg. 32)

The recorded image is too bright.

●The subject is too bright.

HTry manual exposure. ( 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. ( 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. ( 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]. ( 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. ( pg. 28)

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