•Even if auto flash or (Auto redeye reduction) is selected, you cannot use the flash with:

–NightShot

–[SUPER NIGHTSHOT]

–[TWILIGHT], [CANDLE], [SUNRISE&SUNSET], [FIREWORKS] [LANDSCAPE], [SPOTLIGHT], [BEACH] or [SNOW] in [SCENE SELECTION]

–[MANUAL] in [EXPOSURE]

–[SPOT METER]

The actual recording time for movie is less than the expected approximate recording time of a disc.

•Depending on an object, such as a fast moving object, the time available for recording may shorten (p. 13).

The recording stops.

•The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high. Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place.

•Moisture condensation has occurred with the disc. Turn off your camcorder and leave it about 1 hour in a cool place

(p. 108).

There is a time difference between the point where you press START/ STOP and the point that the recorded movie starts/stops.

•On your camcorder, there may be a slight time difference between the point where you press START/STOP and the actual point that recording movie starts/stops. This is not a malfunction.

The movie aspect ratio (16:9/4:3) cannot be changed.

•You cannot change the aspect ratio when:

–recording movies with HD (high definition) image quality.

–recording movies on DVD+RW with SD (standard definition) image quality.

– there is no disc in your camcorder.

The auto focus does not function.

•Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p. 79).

•The recording conditions are not suitable for auto focus. Adjust the focus manually (p. 79).

[STEADYSHOT] does not function.

•Set [STEADYSHOT] to [ON] (p. 65).

•[STEADYSHOT] may not be able to compensate for excessive vibrations.

The BACK LIGHT function does not function.

•The BACK LIGHT function does not work during Easy Handycam operation.

The subjects passing by the frame very fast appear crooked.

• This is called the focal plane phenomenon.

 

This is not a malfunction. Because of the

 

way the image device (CMOS sensor)

 

reads out image signals, the subjects

 

passing by the frame rapidly might appear

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green appear on the screen.

crooked depending on the recording

 

conditions.

 

 

Tiny spots in white, red, blue, or

 

•The spots appear when you are recording with [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] or [COLOR SLOW SHTR]. This is not a malfunction.

The color of the image is not correctly displayed.

•Set the NIGHTSHOT switch to OFF (p. 34).

The screen image is bright, and the subject does not appear on the screen.

•Set the NIGHTSHOT switch to OFF (p. 34).

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