The picture appears too dark on the screen, and the subject does not appear on the screen.
•The LCD backlight is turned off. Press and hold DISP/BATT INFO for a few seconds to turn on the backlight (p. 12).
Flickering or changes in color occurs.
•This occurs when recording pictures under a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury lamp with [PORTRAIT] or [SPORTS]. Cancel [PROGRAM AE] in this case (p. 38).
Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen.
• Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p. 42).
Playback
If you are playing back the pictures stored on a “Memory Stick Duo,” refer also to the “Memory Stick Duo” section (p. 83).
You cannot play back the tape.
•Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp.
•Rewind the tape (p. 21).
The pictures stored on a “Memory Stick Duo” are not played back in the actual size or aspect ratio.
•Pictures recorded on other devices may not appear in the actual size. This is not a malfunction.
•If you play back a movie recorded on the “Memory Stick Duo” with a 16:9 ratio, the black bands will appear at the top and bottom of the screen. This is not a malfunction.
Image data stored on a “Memory Stick Duo” cannot be played back.
•Image data cannot be played back if you have modified files or folders, or have edited the data on a computer. (The file name flashes in that case.) This is not a malfunction (p. 105).
•Pictures recorded on other devices may not be played back. This is not a malfunction (p. 105).
•Pictures edited on a computer or recorded on other devices may not be played back.
Horizontal lines appear on the picture. The displayed pictures are not clear or do not appear.
• Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional) (p. 109).
You cannot hear the sound recorded with 4CH MIC REC.
• Adjust [AUDIO MIX] (p. 51).
Troubleshooting
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