Picture
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Action |
The image on the viewfinder | •The viewfinder lens is not adjusted. |
screen is not clear. | mAdjust the viewfinder lens. (p.14) |
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A vertical band appears when a | •The contrast between the subject and background is too high. The |
subject such as lights or a candle | camcorder is not malfunctioning. |
flame is shot against a dark | mChange locations. |
background. |
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A vertical band appears when | •The camcorder is not malfunctioning. |
shooting a very bright subject. |
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The menu is not displayed on the | •DISPLAY on the Remote Commander has not been pressed. |
TV. | mPress DISPLAY on the Remote Commander. (p.24) |
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The playback picture is not clear. •EDIT is set to ON in the menu system.
mSet it to OFF. (p.34)
The picture is “noisy”. | •The video heads may be dirty. |
| mClean the heads using the Sony |
| (not supplied). (p.100) |
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The picture is too bright or too | •AE SHIFT is set in the menu system. |
dark. | mSet it ot the centre position. (p.74) |
| •VF BRIGHT is set in the menu system. |
| mSet it ot the centre position. (p.32) |
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The colours of the playback picture •AUTO LOCK/HOLD is set to the centre position and a white
is strange. | balance indicator appears in the viewfinder. |
| mSet it to AUTO LOCK. (p.76) |
| •Shooting conditions were not suitable for automatic white |
| balance operation. |
| mAdjust the white balance manually. (p.77) |
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White dots appear in the | •Slow shutter function works. |
viewfinder. | mThe camcorder is not malfunctioning. |
A vertical band appears when | •The camcorder is not malfunctioning. |
shooting a very bright subject. |
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An unknown picture is displayed. •The camcorder is operating in Demo mode.
mExit Demo mode. (p.119)
Additional Information / Información complementaria
Others
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Action |
The supplied Remote Commander | •COMMANDER is set to OFF in the menu system. |
does not work. | mSet it to ON. (p.32) |
| •Something is blocking the infrared rays. |
| mRemove the obstacle. |
•The batteries are not inserted with the correct polarity.
mInsert the batteries with the correct polarity. (p.121) •The batteries are dead.
mInsert new ones. (p.121)
(to be continued)