Sony DSC-P32, DSC-P72 Shooting still images / movies, While shooting still images

Symptom	Cause	Solution
The power turns off	• If you do not operate the camera for about 90	p Turn on the camera again (page 20).
suddenly.	seconds while the power is on, the camera turns
	off automatically to prevent wearing down the
	battery (when [Power Save] is [Off], after three
	minutes.) (page 17).
	• The batteries are discharged.	p Install charged batteries (page 14).

Shooting still images / movies

Symptom	Cause				Solution
The LCD screen is not	• The power was turned off with the LCD screen				p Turn on the LCD screen (page 34).
turned on even when the	turned off the last time you used the camera.
power is turned on.
The subject is not visible	• The mode selector is not set to		or	.	p Set the mode selector to	or	(pages 26, 72).
on the LCD screen.
The image is out of focus.	• The subject is too close.				p Set the macro recording mode (DSC-P72 only). Make sure to
					place the lens farther away from the subject than the shortest
	• While shooting still images,				shooting distance when shooting (page 30).
			(Camera) is		p Cancel the mode (page 58).
	set to	or .
	• You set the focus preset distance.				p Set to the auto focus mode (page 50).
Unable to zoom (DSC-P72	• You cannot zoom while shooting a movie				—
only).	(MPEG movie).
Smart zoom does not	• You cannot use smart zoom while shooting a				—
function.	movie (MPEG movie).
	• The LCD screen is turned off.				p Turn on the LCD screen (page 34).
	• The image size is set to [3.1M] or [2.8M (3:2)].				p Set image size to other settings except [3.1M] and [2.8M (3:2)]
					(page 29).
	• [Smart Zoom] is set to [Off] in the SET UP				p Set [Smart Zoom] to [On] (page 106).
	settings (DSC-P72 only).
The image is too dark.	• You are shooting a subject with a light source				p Adjust the exposure (page 50).
	behind the subject.
	• The brightness of the LCD screen is too low.				p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (page 107).

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