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Table of Contents Useful Recording Techniques Index
Editing movies/photos on your
camcorder
Unable to edit.
Unable to edit because of the condition of the
image.
Movies cannot be added in the Playlist.
There is no free space in the recording media.
You can add no more than 999 high definition
image quality (HD) movies, or 99 standard
definition image quality (SD) movies, to a
Playlist. Erase unnecessary movies from the
P
laylist (p. 58).
You cannot add photos in the Playlist.
A movie cannot be divided.
A movie that is too short cannot be divided.
A protected movie cannot be divided.
A photo cannot be captured from a
movie.
The recording media where you want to save
photos is full.
Playback on the TV
Neither image nor sound is played on the
connected TV.
When you are using the component A/V
cable, set [COMPONENT] according to the
r
equirements of the connected device (p. 92).
When you are using the component video
plug, make sure the red and white plugs of the
A/V co
nnecting cable are connected (p. 44,
45).
Images are not output from the HDMI OUT
jack, if copyright protection signals are
recorded in the images.
When you are using the S VIDEO plug,
make sure the red and white plugs of the A/V
co
nnecting cable are connected (p. 46).
The image appears distorted on the 4:3
TV.
This happens when viewing an image
recorded in the 16:9 (wide) mode on a 4:3 TV.
S
et [TV TYPE] correctly (p. 92) and play back
the image.
Black bands appear at the top and bottom
of the screen of the 4:3 TV.
This happens when viewing an image recorded
in the 16:9 (wide) mode on a 4:3 TV. This is
not a malfunction.
Dubbing/Connecting to other
devices
Images are not dubbed correctly.
You cannot dub images using the HDMI cable.
The A/V connecting cable is not connected
properly. Make sure to connect the cable to the
in
put jack of another device (p. 60).
GPS (HDR-TG5VE/TG7VE)
The camcorder is not receiving a GPS
signal (HDR-TG5VE/TG7VE).
Your camcorder may not be able to receive
radio signals from GPS satellites because of
obstructions. Bring your camcorder to an
open area, and set the GPS switch to ON
again.
The current location on the map of the
camcorder is different from the actual
current location (HDR-TG5VE/TG7VE).
The margin of error of the radio signal from
GPS satellites is large. The margin of error can
be as wide as several-hundred meters at the
maximum.
Examples of functions that cannot
be used simultaneously
The following list shows examples of
unworkable combinations of functions and