Picture
Symptom | Cause and/or corrective actions |
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The image on the viewfinder screen is not | • The viewfinder lens is not adjusted. |
clear. | m Adjust the viewfinder lens. (p. 13) |
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A vertical band appears when a subject | • The contrast between the subject and background is |
such as lights or a candle flame is shot | too high. The camcorder is not malfunctioning. |
against a dark background. | m Change locations. |
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The playback picture is not clear. | • EDIT is set to ON in the menu system. |
| m Set it to OFF. (p. 32) |
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The picture is “noisy". | • The video heads may be dirty. |
| m Clean the heads using the Sony |
| cassette. (p. 91) |
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The picture on the LCD screen is too dark. | • The LCD BRIGHT button is set to the minimum. |
| m Press + to obtain the brightness you want. (p. 18) |
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The picture in the viewfinder is too bright | • VF BRIGHT is set in the menu system. |
or too dark. | m Set it to the center position. (p. 32) |
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A vertical band appears when shooting a | • The camcorder is not malfunctioning. |
very bright subject. |
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The picture does not appear on the LCD | • Incorporated fluorescent tube is worn out. |
screen. | m Please contact your nearest Sony dealer. |
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The picture does not appear in the | • If VF |
viewfinder. | picture disappears automatically when you turn your |
| face away from the viewfinder. |
| m Bring your face close to the viewfinder within 1 cm |
| (1/2 inch). Or, set VF |
| • A tape in a poor condition, such as a tape recorded |
| repeatedly, is played back with TBC set to ON in the |
| menu system. |
| m Set TBC to OFF. (p. 32) |
| • The LCD panel is open. |
| m Close the LCD panel. |
The picture in the viewfinder does not | • Sunlight or the incandescent lamp may prevent the |
disappear even VF | viewfinder sensor from working correctly. This is not |
in the menu system. | a malfunction. |
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The picture jitters. | • A tape where video game pictures are recorded is |
| played back with TBC set to ON in the menu system. |
| m Set TBC to OFF. (p. 32) |
| • A tape in a poor condition, such as a tape recorded |
| repeatedly, is played back with TBC set to ON in the |
| menu system. |
| m Set TBC to OFF. (p. 32) |
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An unknown picture is displayed. | • The camcorder is operating in Demo mode. |
| m Exit Demo mode. (p. 111) |
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Additional information / Información adicional
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