Sony 4-114-858-12(1) Camcorder User Manual


 
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Troubleshooting
The recording does not start when you press the REC START/STOP button.
Slide the POWER switch to CAMERA (p. 23).
The tape has reached the end. Rewind it, or insert a new cassette.
• Set the write-protect tab of the cassette to REC or insert a new cassette (p. 116).
The tape is stuck to the drum due to moisture condensation. Remove the cassette and leave
your camcorder for at least 1 hour, then re-insert the cassette (p. 123).
• Set [REC CTL MODE] of [EXT REC CTRL] to other than [EXT ONLY] (p. 85).
The handle zoom does not work.
• Set the handle zoom speed switch to FIX or VAR (p. 26).
You cannot record on the “Memory Stick Duo.”
The “Memory Stick Duo” is full. Delete unnecessary pictures recorded on the “Memory Stick
Duo” (p. 119).
Format the “Memory Stick Duo” on your camcorder (p. 88) or insert another “Memory Stick
Duo” (p. 21).
You cannot record still images on the “Memory Stick Duo” in the following cases.
While executing [FADER]
While executing [SMTH SLW REC]
When and the shutter speed is slower than 1/50
While using shot transition
• Assign [PHOTO] to the ASSIGN 7/PHOTO button or any one of the ASSIGN buttons.
You cannot record a smooth transition on a tape from the last recorded scene
to the next.
Do not record progressive pictures in different [REC TYPE] settings on the same tape.
Perform End search (p. 46).
Do not remove the cassette (the picture will be recorded continuously without a break even
when you turn the power off).
• Do not record pictures in the HDV and DVCAM (DV) formats on the same tape.
• Do not record pictures in DVCAM mode and DV SP mode on the same tape.
When [QUICK REC] is set to [ON], you cannot record a smooth transition (p. 91).
The shutter sound is not heard when you record a still image.
• Set [BEEP] to [ON] (p. 92).
No shutter sound will be outputted during movie recording or while an external device is
connected.
Recording
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