Sony DCR-SR65 manual Playing back

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.

Undesirable flicker occurs.

This occurs when recording images under a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury

lamp. This is not a malfunction.

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

Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p. 58).

[S. NIGHTSHOT PLS] cannot be operated.

Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to ON.

[COLOR SLOW SHTR] does not operate correctly.

[COLOR SLOW SHTR] may not operate correctly in total darkness. Use NightShot plus or [S. NIGHTSHOT PLS].

You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL].

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.

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Images cannot be played back.

Set the media of the image you want to play back, by touching (HOME) 

(MANAGE MEDIA)  [MOVIE MEDIA SET]/[PHOTO MEDIA SET] (p. 20).

Still images cannot be played back.

Still images 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. 91).

Still images recorded by other devices may not be played back, or appeared in

the actual size. This is not a malfunction (p. 91).

“ ” is indicated on an image in the [VISUAL INDEX] screen.

Loading of the data may have failed. It may be indicated correctly when you turn off the power and then turn it on again, or repeat removing and inserting the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” a couple of times.

This may appear on still images recorded by other devices, edited on a computer, etc.

The AC Adapter or the battery pack may have been removed from the camcorder while the ACCESS lamp was flashing just after recording finished. As a result, the image data may have been damaged and may appear.

“” is indicated on an image in the [VISUAL INDEX] screen.

Execute [REPAIR IMG.DB F.] (p. 54). If it still appears, delete the image marked with (p. 37).

No sound or only a quiet sound is heard during playback.

Turn up the volume (p. 30).

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