Sony MVC-FD5 operating instructions 42-EN, Troubleshooting Symptom Cause and/or Solution

ÖTroubleshooting

Symptom	Cause and/or Solution
The picture is too dark.	• You are shooting a subject with the light source
	behind the subject or light is insufficient.
	nAdjust brightness of the image. (p.21)
	• The LCD screen is adjusted too dark.
	nAdjust brightness. (p.20, 23)
Incorrect date and time	• The date and time are not set.
are recorded.	nSet the date and time. (p.13)
Vertical streaks appear	• The smear phenomenon.
when shooting a very	nThe camera is not malfunctioning.
bright subject.
The battery life	• The ambient temperature is too low.
deteriorates too fast.	• Charging of the battery pack is not enough.
	nCharge the battery pack fully.
	• The battery pack has served its time.
	nReplace the battery pack with a new one.

You cannot play back the images.

•PLAY/CAMERA is not set to PLAY. nSet it to PLAY. (p.22)

•The battery is dead.

nUse a charged battery pack.

You cannot delete an	• The image is protected.
image.	nCancel the protection of the image. (p.26)
The power turns off	• If you leave the camera inactive in CAMERA
automatically.
	mode for about 3 minutes while the power is
	on,it turns off automatically to prevent wearing
	down the battery.
	nTurn the power on.

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