Sony DSC-P73 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Shooting still images / movies
The power turns off
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 (page 17).
The batteries are discharged.
pTurn on the camera again (page 17).
pInstall charged batteries (page 11).
Symptom Cause Solution
The LCD screen is not
turned on even when the
power is turned on.
The power was turned off with the LCD screen
turned off the last time you used the camera.
pTurn on the LCD screen (page33).
The subject is not visible
on the LCD screen.
The mode dial is set to or SET UP. pSet it to any position other than or SET UP (pages 25 and
79).
The shooting image is not
displayed on the LCD
screen during a movie
shooting.
The image size is set to [640 (Fine)] when the A/
V connecting cable is connected to the A/V OUT
(MONO) jack.
pDisconnect the A/V connecting cable.
pSet the image size to any setting other than [640 (Fine)].
The image is out of focus. The subject is too close.
When shooting still images, the mode dial is set
to or .
You have set the focus preset distance.
pSet the macro recording mode. Make sure to place the lens
farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting distance
when shooting (page 29).
pSet it to any position other than or (page 37).
pSet to the auto focus mode (page 51).
Unable to zoom. You cannot change the zoom scaling while
shooting a movie.
Precision digital zoom
does not function.
[Digital Zoom] is set to [Smart] or [Off] in the
SET UP settings.
This function cannot be used when you shoot a
movie.
pSet [Digital Zoom] to [Precision] (pages 27, 47, 116).
Symptom Cause Solution