Symptom

Cause

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solution

Your camera cannot

• No “Memory Stick” has been inserted.

 

 

 

p Insert a “Memory Stick” (page 17).

record images.

• The capacity of the “Memory Stick” is

p Delete the images saved in the “Memory Stick” (pages 34 and

 

insufficient.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70), or format it (page 37).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

p Change the “Memory Stick” (page 17).

 

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

p Set it to the recording position (page 108).

 

is set to the LOCK position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• You cannot record images while charging the

—

 

flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The mode dial is set to SET UP or

.

 

 

p Set it to other modes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The flash does not work.

• The mode dial is set to

, SET UP or

 

 

p Set it to other modes.

 

(MPEG Movie or Multi Burst).

 

 

 

 

 

• The flash is set to

(No flash).

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Slow synchro) (page 26).

 

•

(Fireworks mode) or

 

(Twilight mode)

p Cancel the setting (page 55).

 

is selected for the Scene Selection function.

 

 

•

(High-speed shutter mode),

 

 

 

 

(Beach

p Set the flash to (Forced flash) (page 26).

 

 

 

 

 

mode), (Snow mode) or

(Landscape

 

 

mode) is selected for the Scene Selection

 

 

function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• [Mode] (REC Mode) is set to [Bracket] (DSC-

p Set it to other modes.

 

P10/P12 only), [Burst 3] (DSC-P10/P12) or

 

 

[Burst 2] (DSC-P8).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The macro function does

•

(Fireworks mode),

 

(Landscape mode)

p Cancel the setting (page 55).

not work.

or

(Twilight mode) is selected for the Scene

 

 

Selection function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The eyes of the subject

—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

p Set [Red Eye Reduction] in the SET UP settings to [On]

come out red.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(page 27).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The date and time are

• The date and time are not set correctly.

p Set the correct date and time (page 15).

recorded incorrectly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The F value and shutter

• The exposure is incorrect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

p Correct the exposure (page 45).

speed flash when you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

press and hold the shutter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

button halfway down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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