Shooting still images/movies

Your camera cannot record images.

•Check the free capacity of the internal memory or “Memory Stick Duo” (page 21). If it is full, do one of the following:

–Delete unnecessary images (t step 6 in “Read This First”).

–Change the “Memory Stick Duo”.

•You are using the “Memory Stick Duo” with the write-protect switch, and the switch is set to the LOCK position. Set the switch to the recording position (page 93).

•You cannot record images while charging the flash.

•Set the mode switch to when shooting still images.

•Set the mode switch to when shooting movies.

•The image size is set to [640(Fine)] when recording movies. Do one of the following:

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

–Insert a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” (page 93).

The subject is not visible on the screen.

•Set the mode switch to a position other than (page 24).

Recording takes a long time.

•The NR slow shutter function is activated (page 17). This is not a malfunction.

The image is out of focus.

•The subject is too close. Record in the close-up (Macro) recording mode. Make sure to position the lens farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting distance,

approximately 8 cm (3 1/4 inches) (W)/25 cm (9 7/8 inches) (T), when shooting. Or, select (Magnifying glass mode) and focus from a distance of approx. 1 cm to 20 cm (13/32 inch to 7 7/8 inches) from the subject (t step 5 in “Read This First”).

• (Magnifying glass mode), (Twilight mode), (Landscape mode) or (Fireworks mode) is selected in the Scene mode when shooting still images.

•The Focus preset function is selected. Select the auto focus mode (page 30).

•Refer to “If the subject is out of focus” on page 31.

Optical zoom does not work.

•You cannot change the zoom scale when shooting movies.

•Select a mode other than (Magnifying glass mode) when shooting still images.

Precision digital zoom does not function.

•Set [Digital Zoom] to [Precision] (page 45).

•This function cannot be used while shooting movies.

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