Sony DSC-S500 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Your camera cannot record images.
Check the free capacity of the internal memory or “Memory Stick Duo” (page 23). If it is full,
do one of the following:
Delete unnecessary images.
Change the “Memory Stick Duo”.
You are using the “Memory Stick Duo” with the write-protect switch, and the switch is set to
the LOCK position. Set the switch to the recording position (page 86).
You cannot record images while charging the flash.
When shooting a still image, set the mode dial to a position other than or .
Set the mode dial to when shooting movies.
The subject is not visible on the screen.
Set the mode dial to an other position than (page 26).
The image is out of focus.
The subject is too close. Record in the close-up (Macro) recording mode. Make sure to
position the lens farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting distance,
approximately 5 cm (2 inches) (W)/35 cm (13 7/8 inches) (T), when shooting.
(Twilight mode) or (Landscape mode) is selected in the Scene mode when shooting still
images.
Zoom does not work.
You cannot change the zoom scale when shooting movies.
Precision digital zoom does not function.
Set [Digital Zoom] to [Precision] (page 40).
This function cannot be used while shooting movies.
Smart zoom does not function.
Set [Digital Zoom] to [Smart] (page 40).
This function cannot be used when:
The image size is set to [6M] or [3:2].
Shooting movies.
Shooting still images/movies