Before calling for service (continued)
Other types of video recording
Cannot focus | • Make sure the camera is in manual mode. | P 36 |
automatically. | You can focus automatically when the auto focus mode is |
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| If this is the case, focus in the manual focus mode. |
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| It may be hard to bring the subject into focus when |
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| * both close and distant objects are to be shot |
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| * shooting through a dirty window |
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| * shooting in a dark place |
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| * there are sparkling or shiny objects around the subject |
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| * the subject is moving fast |
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| * shooting a scene with minimal contrast |
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Editing
Cannot perform audio | • Make sure the tab on the cassette tape for preventing accidental | |
dubbing. | erasure is not set to SAVE. |
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| You cannot edit when the tab is in this position. |
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| • You may be trying to edit a part that was shot in LP mode. | — |
| You cannot dub after recording in LP mode as the track on the |
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| tape is thinner than the head. |
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Displays
Something is wrong | • The time code display may not register a regular count if a tape is | — |
with the time code | played in the reverse slow mode. This is normal. |
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display. |
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The remaining tape | • The remaining tape is not displayed accurately if you shoot | — |
display differs from the | continuously for periods of less than 30 seconds. |
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actual amount of tape | • The display may show 2 to 3 minutes less than the actual time |
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remaining. | remaining on the tape. |
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Playback (images)
Cannot play back a tape | • Make sure the VCR lamp is on (press the CAMERA/VCR button). | P 48 |
even when I press the | No kind of playback operation can be performed unless this lamp |
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play button. | is on. |
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• This noise is inherent to digital video technology. This is normal. | — | |
appears when I cue or |
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review a tape. |
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Images do not appear | • Make sure the input selector on your television is set to video | — |
on the television even | input. |
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though I have | Read the television’s instructions carefully and select the correct |
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connected the camera- | video input connector for the |
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recorder properly. |
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The playback images | • The | — |
are not displayed | Images will not be displayed clearly if the heads are dirty. |
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clearly. |
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