Warnings and messages

The following messages appear on the LCD screen.

Message

Meaning/ Corrective Action

NO MEMORY STICK

• Insert a “Memory Stick” (page 17).

 

 

SYSTEM ERROR

• Turn the power off and on again (page 14).

 

 

MEMORY STICK ERROR

• The inserted “Memory Stick” cannot be used in your camera (page 95).

 

• The “Memory Stick” is damaged, or the terminal section of the “Memory Stick” is dirty.

 

• Insert the “Memory Stick” correctly (page 17).

 

 

FORMAT ERROR

• The “Memory Stick” format failed. Format the “Memory Stick” again (page 38).

 

 

MEMORY STICK LOCKED

• The write-protect switch on the “Memory Stick” is set to the LOCK position. Set it to the recording position (page 95).

 

 

NO MEMORY SPACE

• The capacity of the “Memory Stick” is insufficient. You cannot record images. Delete unnecessary images (pages 34, 71).

 

 

NO FILE

• No images have been recorded on the “Memory Stick.”

 

 

FILE ERROR

• An error occurred while playing back the image.

 

 

FILE PROTECT

• The image is protected against erasure.

 

 

For "InfoLITHIUM"

• The battery is not the “InfoLITHIUM” type.

BATTERY ONLY

 

 

 

FOLDER ERROR

• A folder with the same name already exists on the “Memory Stick.”

 

 

IMAGE SIZE OVER

• You are playing back an image of a size that cannot be played back on your camera.

 

 

INVALID OPERATION

• You are playing back a file that was created on equipment other than this camera.

 

 

 

• The battery level is low or zero. Charge the battery (page 10). Depending on the conditions of use or the type of

 

battery pack, the indicator may flash even though there are still 5 to 10 minutes of remaining battery time left.

 

 

CAN NOT DIVIDE

• The file is not long enough to be divided.

 

• The file is not a movie (MPEG movie).

 

 

 

• You are not holding the camera steadly enough. Use the flash, mount the camera on a tripod, or otherwise secure

 

the camera in place.

 

 

TURN THE POWER OFF

• A problem with the lens caused an error.

AND ON AGAIN

 

 

 

Troubleshooting

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