SteadyShot does not function.
Set [
STEADYSHOT] to [ON] (p. 66).
Even if [
STEADYSHOT] is set to [ON], your camcorder may not be able to compensate for excessive vibrations.
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 white line may appear 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. 66).
Undesirable flicker occurs.
This occurs when recording images under a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury lamp. This is not a malfunction.
[LCD BL LEVEL] cannot be adjusted.
You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL] when:
The LCD panel is closed on your camcorder with the LCD screen facing out.
The power is supplied from the AC Adaptor.
Playback
Images cannot be played back.
Select the recording media you want to play back by touching 
(HOME) 
(MANAGE MEDIA) [MOVIE MEDIA SET]/[PHOTO MEDIA SET] (p. 59).
Photos cannot be played back.
Photos 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.
Photos recorded on other devices may not be played back. This is not a malfunction.
is indicated on an image on the VISUAL INDEX screen.
This may appear on an image recorded on other devices, edited on a computer, etc.
You removed the AC Adaptor or the battery pack before the ACCESS/access lamp is turned off after recording. This may damage your image data and 
is displayed.
is indicated on an image on the VISUAL INDEX screen.
The image data base file may be damaged. Check the data base file by touching 
(HOME) 
(MANAGE MEDIA) [REPAIR IMG.DB F.] the recording medium. If it still appears, delete the image with 
(p. 44).
No sound or only a quiet sound is heard during playback.
Turn up the volume (p. 36).
Sound is not output when the LCD screen is closed. Open the LCD screen.
When you record sound with [MICREF LEVEL] (p. 84) set to [LOW], the recorded sound may be difficult to hear.
Left and right sound will be heard unbalanced when playing back movies on computers or other devices.
This happens when sound recorded in 5.1ch surround is converted to 2ch (normal stereo sound) by a computer or other device. This is not a malfunction
Change the sound conversion type (downmix type) when playing back on 2ch stereo devices. Refer to the instruction manual supplied with your playback device for details.
Change the sound to 2ch when creating a disc using the supplied software “PMB” (DCR- SR57E/SR67E/SR77E/SR87E).
Record sound with [AUDIO MODE] set to [2ch STEREO]
Contents of Table
Techniques Recording Useful
Index
88