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Table of Contents Enjoy Useful Functions Index
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The camcorder cannot shoot photos while it
is in the movie recording mode, depending
on the [
REC Mode] or [ Frame Rate]
selected.
The access lamp remains lit or flashing
even if recording was stopped.
Your camcorder is recording the scene you
have just shot on the memory card.
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.
The camcorder stops operating.
The temperature of your camcorder is
extremely high. Turn off your camcorder and
leave it for a while in a cool place.
The temperature of your camcorder is
extremely low. Turn off your camcorder and
take it to a warm place. Leave the camcorder
there for a while, then turn on the camcorder.
If you keep applying vibration on the
camcorder, recording may stop.
There is a time difference between the
point when START/STOP 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 START/STOP and the actual point that
recording movie starts/stops. This is not a
malfunction.
The horizontal to vertical ratio of the
movie (16:9 (wide)/4:3) cannot be
changed.
The horizontal to vertical ratio of high
definition image quality (HD) movies is 16:9
(wide).
The auto focus does not function.
Set [Focus] to [Auto] (p. 68).
The recording conditions are not suitable for
auto f
ocus. Adjust the focus manually (p. 68).
SteadyShot does not function.
Set [ SteadyShot] to [Active] or [Standard],
[
SteadyShot] to [On] (p. 71).
Even if [
SteadyShot] is set to [Active] or
[Standard], [
SteadyShot] to [On], your
camcorder may not be able to compensate for
excessive vibrations.
The subjects passing by the screen very
fast appear crooked.
This is called the focal plane phenomenon.
This is not a malfunction. Because of the way
the image device (CMOS sensor) reads out
image signals, the subjects passing by the lens
rapidly might appear crooked depending on
the recording conditions.
Horizontal stripes appear on the images.
This occurs when recording images under a
fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury
lamp
. This is not a malfunction.
Black bands appear when you record a TV
screen or computer screen.
Set [ SteadyShot] to an option except for
[Active] (p. 71).