Symptom

Cause and/or Solution

The picture is out of focus.

Your camera is not in macro recording mode when

 

you shoot a subject that is about 3 to 50 cm

 

(1 3/16 to 19 3/4 inches) (MVC-CD200) or about 4

 

to 50 cm (1 5/8 to 19 3/4 inches) (MVC-CD300)

 

away from the lens.

 

tSet the macro recording mode (page 66).

 

tPress the zoom W button repeatedly.

 

The LANDSCAPE mode of the SCENE

 

SELECTION function is selected.

 

tCancel the function.

 

The focus preset is selected.

 

tCancel the function.

 

[CONVERSION LENS] is set to [ON] in the setup

 

settings (MVC-CD300 only).

 

tSet it to [OFF] (page 85).

 

 

The resizing function does

You cannot resize moving images, text images, Clip

not work.

Motion images, and uncompressed images.

 

 

You cannot display a print

You cannot display print marks on moving images,

mark.

text images and Clip Motion images.

 

 

The picture is noisy.

Your camera is placed near a TV or other

 

equipment that uses strong magnets.

 

tMove your camera away from the TV, etc.

 

 

The picture is too dark.

You are shooting a subject with a light source

 

behind the subject.

 

tAdjust the exposure (page 67).

 

The brightness of the LCD screen is too low.

 

tAdjust the brightness of the LCD screen

 

(page 22).

 

 

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