Symptom

Explanation/Solution

 

 

 

• There is no more free space for recording on the storage media. Back

 

up important files on your PC and format the storage media or delete the

 

unnecessary files.

 

• If you make recordings or delete files frequently, the performance of the

The recording stops automatically.

storage media will be deteriorated. In this case, format the storage media

 

again.

 

• If you use the memory card with low writing speed, the HD camcorder

 

automatically stops recording the movie images and the corresponding

 

message appears on the LCD screen.

When recording a subject illuminated

• This is not a malfunction.

by bright light, a vertical line appears.

 

When the screen is exposed to direct

 

sunlight during recording, the screen

• This is not a malfunction.

becomes red or black for an instant.

 

During recording, the date/time does

• “Date/Time” is set to “Off.” Set the “Date/Time” to On. page 72

not display.

 

 

• Set your HD camcorder to Photo mode. page 17

You cannot record a photo image.

• Release the lock on the write-protection tab of the memory card if any.

• The storage media is full. Use a new memory card or format the storage

 

 

media. page 74 Or remove unnecessary images. page 89

The shutter sound is not heard when

• Set “Shutter Sound” to “On.”

you record a photo image.

 

The beep sound is not heard.

• Set “Beep Sound” to “On.”

• Beep sound is temporally off while recording movies.

 

There is a time difference between

• On your camcorder, there may be a slight time delay between the point

the point where you press Recording

when you press Recording start/stop button and the actual point where the

start/stop button and the point where

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

the recorded movie starts/stops.

 

 

• The maximum available recording time displayed is 999 minutes and the

The available recording time or the

maximum number of recordable images displayed is 99,999 even though

the actual count exceeds the value displayed. However, the actual available

number of recordable images displayed

recording time is not affected by the count displayed.

does not decrease.

For example, when the actual available recording time is “1,066” minutes,

 

 

“999” will be displayed on the screen.

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