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.

Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen.•Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p. 65) (HDR-SR5).[SUPER NIGHTSHOT] cannot be operated.• Set the NIGHTSHOT switch to ON.[COLOR SLOW SHTR] does not operate correctly.

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

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.Playing back images on your camcorderStill 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. 101).

•Still images recorded on other devices may not be played back. This is not a malfunction (p. 101).

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

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

•You removed the AC Adaptor or the battery pack before the ACCESS lamp is turned off after recording. This may

damage your image data and is displayed.

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

•Execute [REPAIR IMG.DB F.] (p. 59). If itstill appears, delete the image with (p. 46).No sound or only a quiet sound is heard during playback.•Turn up the volume (p. 36).•Sound is not output when the LCD screen is closed. Open the LCD screen.

•When you record sound with [MICREF LEVEL] (p. 82) set to [LOW], the recorded sound may be difficult to hear.

•Sounds cannot be recorded while shooting a 3 second-movie (approx.) using [SMTH SLW REC].

Editing images on your camcorderUnable to edit.•Unable to edit because of the condition of the image.Images cannot be added in the Playlist.•There is no free space in the hard disk.

•You can add no more than 999 images with HD (high definition) image quality, or 99 images with SD (standard definition) image quality, to a Playlist. Erase unnecessary images from the Playlist (p. 51).

•You cannot add still images in the Playlist.

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