Troubleshooting (continued)

The actual recording time for movie is less than the expected approximate recording time.

•When you record an object that moves fast, the time available for recording may shorten (p.17, 61).

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.

•The temperature of your camcorder is extremely low. Turn on your camcorder and leave it for a while. If you still cannot record, take the camcorder to a warm place.

•The maximum continuous recordable time is 12 hours.

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

•Fragmentation has occurred. Perform [HDD FORMAT] (p.59).

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.

Adjusting the image during recording

Refer also to “Setup items” (p.84).

The auto focus does not function.

•Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p.54).

•The recording conditions are not suitable for auto focus. Adjust the focus manually (p.54).

[STEADYSHOT] does not function.

•Set [STEADYSHOT] to [ON] (p.56).

•[STEADYSHOT] may not work for an excessive camera shake even if [STEADYSHOT] is set to [ON].

The back light function does not function.

•The back light function is cancelled when you set [EXPOSURE] to [MANUAL] (p.53) or select [SPOT METER] (p.52).

•The back light function does not work during Easy Handycam operation. Cancel Easy Handycam operation (p.27).

A vertical band appears when recording candlelight or electric light in the dark.

•This occurs when the contrast between the subject and the background is too high. This is not a malfunction.

A vertical band appears when recording a bright subject.

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

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