Symptom

Cause

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical streaks appear

• The smear phenomenon is occurring.

p This phenomenon is not a malfunction.

 

when you are shooting a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

very bright subject.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noise appears in the

• The camera is functioning to increase the

p There is no effect on the recorded image.

 

image when you view the

 

visibility of the LCD screen by temporarily

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LCD screen in a dark

 

brightening the image under conditions of low

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

place.

 

illumination.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your camera cannot

• No “Memory Stick” has been inserted.

p Insert a “Memory Stick” (page 18).

 

record images.

• The capacity of the “Memory Stick” is full.

p Delete unnecessary images saved in the “Memory Stick”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(pages 40 and 78).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

p Change the “Memory Stick”.

 

 

• The write-protect switch on the “Memory Stick”

p Set it to the recording position (page 116).

 

 

 

is set to the LOCK position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• You cannot record images while charging the

—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The mode dial is not set to

 

 

 

 

, P, M or SCN

p Set it to

 

 

, P, M or SCN (page 10).

 

 

 

when shooting still images.

 

 

 

 

(page 76).

 

 

 

• The mode dial is not set to

 

 

 

 

when shooting

p Set it to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

movies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The image size is set to [640(Fine)] when

p Insert a “Memory Stick PRO” (pages 76 and 116).

 

 

 

recording movies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

p Set the image size to other than [640(Fine)].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording takes a long

• NR slow shutter function is activated.

p See page 35.

 

 

time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The flash does not work.

• The mode dial is set to

, SET UP or

 

 

 

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

p Set it to

 

 

, P, M or SCN (page 10).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The flash is set to

(No flash).

p Set the flash to auto (No indicator), (Forced flash) or SL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Slow synchro) (page 28).

 

 

 

•

(Twilight mode),

 

(Fireworks mode) or

p Select other modes than

(Twilight mode),

(Fireworks

 

 

(Candle mode) is selected for the Scene

mode) or

 

 

(Candle mode) (page 35).

 

 

 

Selection function when shooting still images.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

(Landscape mode),

 

(Snow mode),

 

 

 

 

p Set the flash to (Forced flash) (page 28).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Beach mode) or

(High-speed shutter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode) is selected for the Scene Selection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

function when shooting still images.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•[Mode] (REC Mode) is set to [Burst] or [Multi p Set it to other modes than [Burst] or [Multi Burst]. Burst].

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