Troubleshooting (Continued)
Recording
Trouble | Action | |
| • SD card is full. Delete unnecessary files or replace the SD card. | |
Recording cannot be | ||
performed. |
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| • Insert a commercially available SD card, and set each of the | |
| [VIDEO SLOT SELECTION] and [IMAGE SLOT SELECTION] to | |
Recording stops by | [SLOT A] or [SLOT B]. | |
itself. | • Recording stops automatically after 12 hours of | |
| To ensure continuous recording, set [AUTO SWITCH REC MEDIA] | |
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| • Use backlight compensation. | |
The recorded subject is | • Set [GAIN UP] to [AGC] or [AUTO]. | |
too dark. | • Use [NIGHT] from scene select. | |
| • Set the brightness to the [+] side. | |
The recorded subject is | • Set the backlight compensation to off if it is being used. | |
too bright. | • Set the brightness to the | |
Digital zoom does not | • Change [ZOOM] to [80X/DIGITAL] or [800X/DIGITAL]. | |
work. | • Digital zoom is not available in the still image recording mode. | |
The focus is not | • Wipe the lens with lens cleaning cloth. | |
adjusted automatically. | • If you are recording in a dark place or a subject that has no | |
contrast between dark and light, adjust the focus manually. | ||
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The color looks strange. | • Set [WB] in [MANUAL SETTING] appropriately to the light source. | |
(Too bluish, too reddish, | • Select [MWB] in [WB] while holding a sheet of plain white paper in | |
front of the camcorder so that the white paper fills the screen. Keep | ||
etc) | ||
touching OK until the B indicator appears. | ||
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White balance setting | • This cannot be used if [SEPIA] or [MONOTONE] are selected as | |
cannot be activated. | effects. | |
• Do not use [TWILIGHT] from scene select. | ||
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The continuous | • The continuous shooting speed will drop after continuous shots. | |
shooting speed is slow. | • Continuous shooting speed may drop depending on the recording | |
media or under certain recording conditions. | ||
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Band of bright light | • This occurs when there is a bright light source near the camcorder. | |
appears on the LCD | This is not a malfunction. Change the direction of the camcorder to | |
monitor. | prevent the light source comes into view. | |
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