•Do not record pictures in the HDV and DV formats on the same tape.
•Do not record pictures in SP mode and LP mode on the same tape. 
•Avoid stopping then recording a movie in the LP mode. 
•When [QUICK REC] is set to [ON], you cannot record a smooth transition (p. 82). 
The shutter sound is not heard when you record a still image.
•Set [BEEP] to [ON] (p. 83).
•There is no shutter sound while during movie shooting.
End search does not work.
•Do not eject the cassette after recording (p. 45).
•There is nothing recorded on the cassette.
•There is a blank section between recorded sections of the tape. This is not a malfunction.
Automatic focus does not function.
•Set the FOCUS switch to AUTO to enable the automatic focus function (p. 32).
•Adjust the focus manually if the automatic focus does not work properly (p. 32).
Menu items are grayed out or does not work.
•You cannot select gray out display items in the current recording/playback situation.
•There are some functions you cannot activate simultaneously. The following list shows examples of unworkable combinations of functions and menu items.
Cannot use | Situation |
[PROG.SCAN] | [INTERVAL REC] is set to [ON]. |
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[CNTRST ENHCR] | [BACK LIGHT] is set to [ON]. |
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[BACK LIGHT] | Two or more of the iris, gain and shutter speed are set |
| manually. |
| [EXPOSURE] is manually adjusted. |
| [SPOTLIGHT] is set to [ON]. |
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[SPOTLIGHT] | Two or more of the iris, gain and shutter speed are set |
| manually. |
| [EXPOSURE] is manually adjusted. |
| [BACK LIGHT] is set to [ON]. |
Troubleshooting
[FADER] | No tape is inserted. | |
| Moisture condensation has occurred inside the camcorder. | |
| The | |
| [INTERVAL REC] is set to [ON]. | |
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[ZEBRA], [PEAKING], | [COLOR BAR] is set to [ON]. | |
[CAM DATA DSP], |
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[HISTOGRAM] |
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[SMTH SLW REC] | [PROG.SCAN] is set to [24] or [30]. | |
| [COLOR BAR] is set to [ON]. | |
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| Continued , 97 | |