You cannot record on the “Memory Stick Duo.”

Release the lock on the write-protect tab of the “Memory Stick Duo” (p. 107).

The capacity is full. Delete unnecessary pictures recorded on the “Memory Stick Duo” (p. 65).

Format the “Memory Stick Duo” on your camcorder or insert another “Memory Stick Duo” (p. 47).

For DCR-HC32:

You cannot record still images on the “Memory Stick Duo” using [WIDE SELECT] mode (p. 44).

For DCR-HC42:

When [SMTH INT.REC] is activated, still images cannot be recorded on a “Memory Stick Duo” during tape recording.

The recording angle differs depending on the POWER switch setting position.

The recording angle when the POWER switch is set to CAMERA-MEMORY is wider than when it is set to CAMERA-TAPE.

You cannot record a smooth transition on a tape from the last recorded scene to the next.

Note the following.

Perform END SEARCH (p. 31).

Do not remove the cassette. (The picture will be recorded continuously without a break even when you turn the power off.)

Do not record pictures in SP mode and LP mode on the same tape.

Avoid stopping then recording a movie in the LP mode.

The shutter sound is not heard when you record a still image.

• Set [BEEP] to [ON] (p. 56).

The external flash (optional) does not work.

• The power of the flash is not turned on, or the flash is not attached correctly.

[END SEARCH] does not work.

The cassette was ejected after recording (p. 31).

The cassette is new and has nothing recorded.

[END SEARCH] does not work correctly.

• There is a blank section in the beginning or middle of the tape. This is not a malfunction.

Troubleshooting

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