Symptom

Cause

 

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The built-in flash or the

• The mode dial is not set to

, P, S, A, M, SCN

p Set it to

, P, S, A, M, SCN or

 

 

 

 

 

(Clip Motion) (pages 20

 

 

 

 

optional external flash

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Clip Motion).

 

 

and 58).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(HVL-F32X or HVL-F1000)

• The flash is set to

(No flash).

p Set the flash to auto (No indicator),

 

 

(Forced flash) or

does not work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SL (Slow synchro) (page 26).

 

 

 

 

• The

 

 

(Twilight mode) is selected for the

p Set it to other settings (page 63).

 

 

 

 

Scene Selection function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The

 

 

(Landscape mode),

(Snow mode) or

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Beach mode) is selected for the Scene

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selection function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• [Moving Image] in the SET UP settings is set to

p Set it to [Clip Motion].

 

 

 

 

[MPEG Movie] or [Multi Burst].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• [Mode] (REC Mode) in the menu settings is set

p Set it to other settings.

 

 

 

 

to [Burst 3] or [Exp Brktg].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• [Hot Shoe] in the SET UP settings is set to [On].

p Set it to [Off] (pages 39 and 116).

 

 

 

 

• NightShot is activated.

 

p Set to NIGHTFRAMING or cancel the NightShot function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(pages 57 and 56).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The macro function does

• The

 

 

(Twilight mode) or

(Landscape

p Set it to other settings (page 63).

 

 

 

not work.

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] (pages

come out red.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 and 115).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 49).

 

 

 

speed flash when you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

press and hold the shutter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

button halfway down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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