The subjects passing by the screen 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 lens rapidly might appear crooked depending on the recording conditions.

The color of the image is not correctly displayed.

Set the STD/LOW LUX/NIGHTSHOT switch to STD (p. 35).

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

Set the STD/LOW LUX/NIGHTSHOT switch to STD (p. 35).

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

Press and hold DISP down for a few seconds to turn on the backlight (p. 38).

Horizontal stripes appear on the images.

This occurs when recording images under a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury lamp. This is not a malfunction.

[LCD BL LEVEL] cannot be adjusted.

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.

Sound is not recorded correctly.

If you disconnect an external microphone, etc. during recording movies, sound may not be recorded correctly.

Connect the microphone again in the same way as when you start recording movies.

Playback

Images cannot be played back.

Select the recording media you want to play back by touching (HOME)

(MANAGE MEDIA) [MOVIE MEDIA SET]/[PHOTO MEDIA SET] (p. 70).

Select the image quality of a movie you want to play back by touching (HOME) (SETTINGS) [VIEW IMAGES SET] [/SET] (p. 88).

Photos cannot be played back.

Photos 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.

Photos recorded on other devices may not be played back. This is not a malfunction.

is indicated on an image on the VISUAL INDEX screen.

This may appear on an image recorded on other devices, edited on a computer, etc.

You removed the AC Adaptor or the battery pack before the ACCESS/access lamp is turned off after recording. This may damage your image data and is displayed.

is indicated on an image on the VISUAL INDEX screen.

The image data base file may be damaged. Check the data base file by touching (HOME) (MANAGE MEDIA) [REPAIR IMG.DB F.] the recording medium. If it still appears, delete the image with (p. 57).

No sound or only a quiet sound is heard during playback.

Turn up the volume (p. 42).

Sound is not output when the LCD screen is closed. Open the LCD screen.

When you record sound with [MICREF LEVEL] (p. 107) set to [LOW], the recorded sound may be difficult to hear.

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