Troubleshooting (Continued)

Recording

Trouble

Action

 

SD card is full. Delete unnecessary files or replace the SD card.

Recording cannot be

performed.

 

 

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 non-stop recording.

 

To ensure continuous recording, set [AUTO SWITCH REC MEDIA]

 

to [ON] before you start recording. (Z p. 56)

 

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 [–] side.

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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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