Sony DCR-DVD710 manual Recording stops, Movie aspect ratio 169/43 cannot be changed, Dark

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. Turn off your camcorder and leave it about 1 hour (p. 121).

There is a time difference between the point where you press START/ STOP and the point that movie recording 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 movie recording 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 in the following cases.

–When [DISC] is selected on [MOVIE MEDIA SET], you inserted a DVD+RW, or no disc is inserted.

–When [MEMORY STICK] is selected on [MOVIE MEDIA SET], no “Memory Stick PRO Duo” is inserted.

The auto focus does not function.

•Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p. 92).

•The recording conditions are not suitable for auto focus. Adjust the focus manually

(p. 92).

[STEADYSHOT] does not function.

•Set [STEADYSHOT] to [ON] (p. 81).

•[STEADYSHOT] may not be able to compensate for excessive vibrations.

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

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

The color of the image is not correctly displayed.

•Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to OFF (p. 41).

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

•Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to OFF (p. 41).

The screen image is dark, and the subject does not appear on the screen (DCR-DVD710/DVD810).

•Press and hold DISP/BATT INFO for a few seconds to turn on the backlight (p. 26).

Undesirable flicker occurs.

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

A vertical band appears when
recording candlelight or electric light	Troubleshooting
in the dark.
• This occurs when the contrast between the
subject and the background is too high.
This is not a malfunction.
A vertical white line appears on an
image taken in bright light.

•This phenomenon is called the smear effect. This is not a malfunction.

Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen.

• Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p. 81).

[S. NIGHTSHOT PLS] cannot be operated.

•Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to ON (p. 41).

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