troubleshooting

Symptom

Explanation/Solution

There is a time difference

• On your camcorder, there may be a slight time

between the point where you

delay between the point when you press Recording

press Recording start/stop

start/stop button and the actual point where the

button and the point where the

recorded video starts/stops. This is not an error.

recorded video starts/stops.

 

The aspect ratio (16:9/4:3) of a

• The aspect ratio of a video at 16:9 cannot be

video cannot be changed.

changed to 4:3.

Horizontal stripes appear on the

• This occurs when recording images under a

fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury lamp.

images.

This is not a malfunction.

 

Storage Media

 

 

 

Symptom

Explanation/Solution

 

• Insert a memory card into your camcorder properly.

Memory card functions are not

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• If you use a memory card formatted on a computer,

operable.

format it again directly on your camcorder.

 

 

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• Release the lock on the write-protect tab of the

 

memory card (SDHC/SD memory card), if any.

Image cannot be moved or

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deleted.

• You cannot move or delete the protected images.

 

Release the protection of the image on the device.

 

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• Release the lock on the write-protect tab of the

You cannot format the memory

memory card (SDHC/SD memory card), if any.

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card.

• The memory card is not supported on your

 

 

camcorder or card has some problems.

The data file name is not

• The file may be corrupted.

• The file format is not supported by your camcorder.

indicated correctly.

• Only the file name is displayed if the directory

 

structure complies with the international standard.

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HMX-R10BP, HMX-R10SP specifications

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