Sony 4-157-878-12(1) Camcorder User Manual


 
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Troubleshooting
The imaging field looks different.
The imaging field may look different depending on the condition of your camcorder. This is
not a malfunction.
The actual recording time for movies is less than the expected recording time
of the recording media.
Depending on the recording conditions, the time available for recording may be shorter, for
example when recording a fast moving object, etc. (p. 101).
The camcorder does not keep the setting changes .
Some menu items return to the default setting when the power is turned off (p. 69).
The LCD backlight setting and the EXPANDED FOCUS setting are not stored.
You disconnected the power sources when the POWER switch was set to ON. Before
disconnecting the battery or the AC Adaptor/Charger, set the POWER switch to OFF and
make sure that the access lamp is turned off.
There is a time difference between the point when the record button is pressed
and the point that the recording movie is started or stopped actually.
On your camcorder, there may be a slight time difference between the point where you press
the record button and the actual point that recording movie starts/stops. This is not a
malfunction.
There are time differences in recording start/stop points of the simultaneously
recorded movies.
When you do the simultaneous recording with [ / SET] set to [ :
: ] or [ : : ], there may be slight time lags in the recorded movies.
This is not a malfunction.
The aspect ratio (16:9 (wide)/4:3) cannot be changed.
The aspect ratio of high definition image quality (HD) movies is 16:9 (wide).
Automatic focus does not function.
Set the FOCUS switch to AUTO to enable the automatic focus function (p. 27).
Adjust the focus manually if the automatic focus does not work properly (p. 27).
[This function is currently not available.] appears when selecting a function on
the MODE menu.
• Try again after finishing all tasks currently selected on the MODE menu.
If 720 is selected as [REC FORMAT] for [SMOOTH SLOW REC], select 1080 as [REC
FORMAT].
Menu items are grayed out or do not work.
You cannot select grayed out display items in the current recording/playback situation.
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