Troubleshooting (Continued)
The ACCESS lamp lights up even when you stop recording.
•Your camcorder is recording the scene you have just shot on the disc.
The recording angle looks different.
•The recording angle may look different depending on the mode of your camcorder. This is not a malfunction.
The flash does not work.
•You cannot record with the flash with:
–Capturing still images while shooting a movie
–The conversion lens (optional) attached
•Even if auto flash or 
(Auto redeye reduction) is selected, you cannot use the flash with:
–NightShot
–[SUPER NIGHTSHOT]
–[TWILIGHT], [CANDLE], [SUNRISE&SUNSET], [FIREWORKS], [LANDSCAPE], [SPOTLIGHT], [BEACH] or [SNOW] in [SCENE SELECTION]
–[MANUAL] in [EXPOSURE]
–[SPOT METER]
The actual recording time for movie is less than the expected approximate recording time of a disc.
•Depending on an object, such as a fast moving object, the time available for recording may shorten (p. 14).
The recording stops.
•The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high. Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place.
•Moisture condensation has occurred with the disc. Turn off your camcorder and leave it about 1 hour in a cool place (p. 108).
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 movie aspect ratio (16:9/4:3) cannot be changed.
•You cannot change the movie aspect ratio if your disc is DVD+RW.
The auto focus does not function.
•Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p. 78).
•The recording conditions are not suitable for auto focus. Adjust the focus manually
[STEADYSHOT] does not function.
•Set [STEADYSHOT] to [ON] (p. 67).
•[STEADYSHOT] may not be able to compensate for excessive vibrations.
The BACK LIGHT function does not function.
•The BACK LIGHT function cannot be used during Easy Handycam operation.
The subjects passing by the frame 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 frame rapidly might appear crooked depending on the recording conditions.
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