Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Actions |
A vertical band appears when you shoot a very bright subject.
• This is not a malfunction.
Some tiny spots in white, red, blue or • SLOW SHTR, Super NightShot or Colour Slow Shutter is
green appear on the screen.activated. This is not a malfunction.
An unknown picture appears on the • If about 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to
screen. | CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the menu settings |
| without a cassette or a “Memory Stick” inserted, your |
| camcorder automatically starts the demonstration. |
| c Insert a cassette or a “Memory Stick” or press the LCD |
| screen. The demonstration stops. You can also set DEMO |
| MODE to OFF in the menu settings (p. 232). |
The picture is recorded in incorrect or | • NIGHTSHOT is slid to ON. |
unnatural colours. | c Slide it to OFF (p. 48). |
Picture appears too bright, and the | • NIGHTSHOT is slid to ON in a bright place. |
subject does not appear on the | c Slide it to OFF (p. 48). |
screen. | • The back light function is active. |
| c Set it off (p. 47). |
The click of the shutter does not | • BEEP in is set to OFF in the menu settings. | |
sound. | c Set it to MELODY or NORMAL (p. 233). | |
Black bands appear when you record | cSet STEADYSHOT in | to OFF in the menu settings |
a TV screen or computer screen. | (p. 226). |
|
An external flash (optional) does not | • The power of the external flash (optional) is off or the power | |
work. | source is not installed. |
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cTurn on the external flash (optional) or install the power source.
•Two or more external flashes (optional) are attached.
cOnly one external flash (optional) can be attached.
Flickering or changes in colour occurs.
•These phenomena appear if you are recording in the soft portrait or sports lesson mode of PROGRAM AE under a discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp or mercury lamp. This is not a malfunction.
c Set PROGRAM AE to AUTO in the menu settings.
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