Symptom

Cause and/or Solution

 

 

Nothing appears in the

The AC power adaptor is disconnected.

 

 

display window or the

tFirmly connect the power cord to the wall outlet

 

 

indicators flash during

(page 12).

 

 

charging.

The battery pack has malfunctioned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

tContact your Sony dealer or local authorized

 

 

 

Sony service facility.

 

 

 

The battery pack is not installed correctly.

 

 

 

tInstall the battery pack correctly (page 8).

 

 

 

 

 

 

The zoom does not work.

PROGRAM AE is set to the Panfocus mode.

 

 

 

tCancel the Panfocus mode (page 42).

 

 

 

[CONVERSION] in the menu setting is set to

 

 

 

[ON].

 

 

 

tSet it to [OFF].

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital zoom does not

You cannot use digital zoom to record moving

 

 

function.

pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your camera cannot play

The MODE selector is set to STILL or MOVIE.

 

 

back images.

tSet it to PLAY (page 22).

 

 

 

 

 

 

The image and sound are

You are playing back the file directly from the

 

 

interfered by noise when

“Memory Stick.”

 

 

you play back an image on

tCopy the file to the hard disk of the personal

 

 

a personal computer.

computer and then play back the file from the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hard disk (page 28).

 

 

 

 

 

 

The image cannot be

tConsult the personal computer or software

 

 

 

played back on a personal

manufacturer.

 

Additional

computer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your camera cannot delete

The image is protected.

 

 

an image.

tCancel the protection (page 49).

 

 

 

 

 

 

The power turns off

With the MODE selector set to STILL or MOVIE,

 

information

suddenly.

if you do not operate the camera for about three

 

 

 

 

minutes while the power is on, the camera turns off

 

 

 

automatically to prevent wearing down the battery.

 

 

 

tTurn on the camera.

 

 

 

The battery is discharged.

 

 

 

tReplace it with a charged battery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The image does not

The video output signal setting of your camera is

 

 

appear on the TV screen.

incorrect.

 

 

 

tChange the setting (page 48).

 

 

 

 

 

 

A file error occurs when

The image size is larger than 2048×1536.

 

 

you play back a file.

tUse an image size of 2048×1536 or smaller.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The PROGRAM AE

The camera is set to text mode.

 

 

function does not work.

tCancel text mode (page 42).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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