•If you keep applying vibration on the camcorder, recording may stop.

There is a time difference between the point where you press START/ STOP and the point that the recorded movie starts/stops.

•On your camcorder, there may be a slight time difference between the point where you press START/STOP and the actual point that recording movie starts/stops. This is not a malfunction.

The horizontal to vertical ratio of the movie (16:9 (wide)/4:3) cannot be changed.

•The horizontal to vertical ratio of the movie recorded with HD (high definition) image quality is 16:9 (wide).

The auto focus does not function.•Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p. 80).

•The recording conditions are not suitable for auto focus. Adjust the focus manually (p. 80).

[STEADYSHOT] does not function.•Set [STEADYSHOT] to [ON] (p. 68).•[STEADYSHOT] may not be able to compensate for excessive vibrations.The subjects passing by the screen very fast appear crooked.

•This is called the focal plane phenomenon. This is not a malfunction. Because of the way the image device (CMOS sensor) reads out image signals, the subjects passing by the lens rapidly might appear crooked depending on the recording conditions.

Tiny spots in white, red, blue, or green appear on the screen.

•The spots appear when you are recording with [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] or [COLOR SLOW SHTR]. This is not a malfunction.

The color of the image is not correctly displayed.•Set the NIGHTSHOT switch to OFF (p. 32).The screen image is bright, and the subject does not appear on the screen.

•Set the NIGHTSHOT switch to OFF (p. 32).

The screen image is dark, and the subject does not appear on the screen.

•Press and hold DISP/BATT INFO for a few seconds to turn on the backlight (p. 21).

Horizontal stripes appear on the images.

•This occurs when recording images under a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury lamp. This is not a malfunction.

[SUPER NIGHTSHOT] cannot be operated.• Set the NIGHTSHOT switch to ON.[COLOR SLOW SHTR] does not operate correctly.

•[COLOR SLOW SHTR] may not operate correctly in total darkness. Use NightShot or [SUPER NIGHTSHOT].

You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL].•You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL] when:–The LCD panel is closed on your camcorder with the LCD screen facing out.–The power is supplied from the AC Adaptor.

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