Noise appears in the image when you view the screen in a dark place.
•The camera is attempting to increase the visibility of the screen by temporarily brightening the image under conditions of low illumination. There is no effect on the recorded image.
The eyes of the subject come out red.
•Set [Red Eye Reduction] in the 
(Setup) menu to [On] (page 44).
•Shoot the subject at a distance closer than the recommended shooting distance using the flash (t step 5 in “Read This First”).
•Light the room and shoot the subject.
The image seen through the finder does not indicate the actual recordable range.
•The parallax phenomenon is occurring when the subject is close. To confirm the recordable range, use the LCD screen.
Dots appear and remain on the screen.
•This is not a malfunction. These dots are not recorded (page 5, t “Read This First”).
Cannot shoot images in succession.
•The internal memory or the “Memory Stick Duo” is full. Delete unnecessary images (t step 6 in “Read This First”).
•The battery level is low. Install new batteries or charged
Viewing images
Refer to “Computers” (page 81) in conjunction with the following items.
Your camera cannot play back images.
•Set the mode switch to 
(page 24).
•The folder/file name has been changed on your computer (page 61).
•When an image file has been processed by a computer or when the image file was recorded using a model other than that of your camera, playback on your camera is not guaranteed.
•The camera is in USB mode. Delete the USB connection (pages 59 and 67).
The image appears rough right after playback starts.
•The image may appear rough right after playback starts due to image processing. This is not a malfunction.
Color unevenness may appear during video playback.
•This is not a malfunction. Recorded images will not be affected.
Troubleshooting
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