Troubleshooting (Continued)

A vertical band appears when recording candlelight or electric light in the dark.

•This occurs when the contrast between the subject and the background is too high. This is not a malfunction.

A vertical white line may appear on an image taken in bright light.

•This phenomenon is called the smear effect. This is not a malfunction.

Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen.

• Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p. 65).

[S. NIGHTSHOT PLS] cannot be operated.

•Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to ON (p. 37).

[COLOR SLOW SHTR] does not operate correctly.

•[COLOR SLOW SHTR] may not operate correctly in total darkness. Use NightShot plus or [S. NIGHTSHOT PLS].

You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL].

•You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL] when:

–The LCD panel is closed on your camcorder with the LCD screen facing out.

–The power is supplied from the AC Adaptor.

You cannot use [WIDE SELECT] (DCR-DVD108/DVD608).

•You cannot use [WIDE SELECT] if your disc is DVD+RW.

Playing back on your camcorder

You cannot play back a disc.

•Turn the POWER switch to turn on your

camcorder and press (VIEW IMAGES).

•On the HOME MENU, touch (VIEW IMAGES), then [VISUAL INDEX].

•Check out the disc compatibility (p. 14).

•Insert a disc with the recording side facing your camcorder (p.28).

•The disc that was recorded, formatted, of finalized on other devices may not be played back on your camcorder.

The playback image is distorted.

• Clean the disc using a soft cloth (p. 101).

Still images stored on a “Memory Stick Duo” cannot be played back.

•Still images cannot be played back if you have modified files or folders, or have edited the data on a computer. (The file name flashes in that case.) This is not a malfunction (p. 102).

•Still images recorded on other devices may not be played back. This is not a malfunction (p. 102).

“ ” is indicated on an image in the VISUAL INDEX screen.

•Loading of the data may have failed. It may be indicated correctly when you turn off the power and then turn it on again, or repeat removing and inserting the “Memory Stick Duo” a couple of times.

•This may appear on still images recorded on other devices, edited on a computer, etc.

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