Trouble Checks

 

Trouble

Checks and Adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

Tape stops during

• Time-counter memory may be on. Whenever an “M”

 

rewind or fast

appears with the time-counter display, the camcorder will

 

forward

stop rewinding (or fast forwarding) when counter reads

 

 

 

M 0:00:00. Press REW or FF again to continue

 

 

 

rewinding or fast forwarding, or press COUNTER R/M to

 

 

 

turn off the memory-stop feature.

 

 

 

 

 

Camcorder remains

• Press PLAY/PAUSE to return to normal playback.

 

in pause mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound is too low or

• Subject was too far from camcorder.

 

distorted

 

 

 

 

 

Dew indicator

• If the dew indicator ( ) flashes on the LCD monitor or

 

flashing in

in the viewfinder, there is moisture in the camcorder.

 

viewfinder or LCD

Wait until this indicator no longer appears before

 

monitor

operating the camcorder.

 

 

 

 

Poor auto-focus

• Subject is dark or behind glass. Auto-focus may not

 

operation

work under these conditions. Place the FULL

 

 

 

AUTO/PRESET switch in PRESET and focus manually.

 

 

 

See pages 36-37.

 

 

 

• Subject is not in center of LCD monitor or viewfinder or

 

 

 

two subjects are at different distances. Place FULL

 

 

 

AUTO/PRESET switch in PRESET and focus manually.

 

 

 

See pages 36-37.

 

 

 

• Auto focus is automatically turned off when some effects are

 

 

 

selected with the FULL AUTO/PRESET switch. Place FULL

 

 

 

AUTO/PRESET switch in FULL AUTO. See page 32.

 

 

 

 

Vertical white lines

• This may occur when background extremely contrasts

 

appear when shoot-

with the subject.

 

ing bright object

 

 

 

 

 

Viewfinder or LCD

• Lens is smudged, and image appears unfocused.

 

monitor displays are

• Eyepiece focus control is misadjusted.

 

dark or out of focus

• Adjust BRIGHT control on LCD monitor.

 

 

 

 

Picture is too dark or

• For best results, only use higher shutter speeds outdoors.

 

subject too dark

Place the FULL AUTO/PRESET switch in FULL AUTO.

 

 

 

• Add more light using the exposure control. See page 33.

 

 

 

 

 

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ProV800C specifications

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