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EN
TROUBLESHOOTING
(cont.)
SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSES
CORRECTIVE ACTION
10.
The colour of Snapshot looks
strange.
11.
Although Snapshot is
attempted, flash does not
take place.
12.
Although a Snapshot is taken
with the flash, Red-Eye
Reduction does not take
place.
13.
The image taken using
Snapshot is too dark.
14.
The image taken using
Snapshot is too bright.
10.
• The light source or the subject
does not include white. Or
there are various different light
sources behind the subject.
11.
• The subject is too bright with
the flash set to “AUTO” or
“AUTO
”.
• If
blinks, the flash is being
charged.
• Multi-Analyser 4 or Multi-
Analyser 9 is selected.
• The camcorder is in the
Record mode.
• In the Menu Screen, “GAIN
UP” is set to “OFF” or “P.AE/
EFFECT” is set to “TWILIGHT”.
• The flash is pushed down.
12.
• The subject does not look
straight toward the flash.
• The subject does not look at
the first flash, which is an
important part of Red-Eye
Reduction.
• The camcorder is too far from
the subject.
• “FLASH” is not set to “AUTO
” in the Menu Screen.
13.
• The flash is pushed down.
• The flash emission window is
covered by fingers, etc..
• The flash brightness is set to
produce a darker image
(adjustment value: –3).
• The camcorder is too far from
the subject.
• Shooting was performed under
backlit conditions.
14.
• “FLASH” is set to “ON” in the
Menu Screen.
10.
• Set “FLASH” to “ON” in the
Menu Screen. Or find a white
subject and compose your
shot so that it also appears in
the frame (
Z
pg. 16, 22).
11.
• Set “FLASH” to “ON” in the
Menu Screen (
Z
pg. 22).
• It can take up to 10 seconds
to charge the flash.
• Disengage Multi-Analyser 4
or Multi-Analyser 9
(
Z
pg. 17).
• Set the camcorder in the
Record-Standby mode
(
Z
pg. 22).
• Set “GAIN UP” to “AUTO
” or “AGC” (
Z
pg. 19) or
disengage the “TWILIGHT”
mode (
Z
pg. 25).
• Raise the flash using the
FLASH OPEN Switch
(
Z
pg. 22).
12.
• The subject should look
straight toward the flash,
especially the first flash. If the
subject does not see the first
flash, it will be difficult for
Red-Eye Reduction to take
place (
Z
pg. 22).
• The flash is effective for
subjects at a distance of
approx. 0.7 m to 2 m from
the camcorder (
Z
pg. 22).
• Set “FLASH” to “AUTO
”
in the Menu Screen to display
the Red-Eye Reduction
indicator (
Z
pg. 22).
13.
• Raise the flash using the
FLASH OPEN Switch
(
Z
pg. 22).
• Do not cover the flash
emission window.
• Adjust the flash brightness to
a larger value (
Z
pg. 23).
• The flash is effective for
subjects at a distance of
approx. 0.7 m to 2 m
(
Z
pg. 22).
• Press the BACKLIGHT Button
(
Z
pg. 29).
14.
• Set “FLASH” to any
parameter other than “ON” in
the Menu Screen (
Z
pg. 22).
• Push down the flash.