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A vertical band appears when
recording candlelight or electric light
in the dark.
• This occurs when the contrast between the
subject and the background is too high.
This is not a malfunction.
A vertical white line may appear on
an image taken in bright light.
• This phenomenon is called the smear effect.
This is not a malfunction.
Black bands appear when you
record a TV screen or computer
screen.
• Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p. 65).
[S. NIGHTSHOT PLS] cannot be
operated.
• Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to ON
[COLOR SLOW SHTR] does not
operate correctly.
• [COLOR SLOW SHTR] may not operate
correctly in total darkness. Use NightShot
plus or [S. NIGHTSHOT PLS].
You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL].
• You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL] when:
– The LCD panel is closed on your
camcorder with the LCD screen facing out.
– The power is supplied from the AC
Adaptor.
You cannot use [WIDE SELECT]
(DCR-DVD108/DVD608).
• You cannot use [WIDE SELECT] if your
disc is DVD+RW.
You cannot play back a disc.
• Turn the POWER switch to turn on your
camcorder and press
(VIEW IMAGES).
• On the HOME MENU, touch
(VIEW
IMAGES), then [VISUAL INDEX].
• Check out the disc compatibility (p. 14).
• Insert a disc with the recording side facing
your camcorder (p.28).
• The disc that was recorded, formatted, of
finalized on other devices may not be played
back on your camcorder.
The playback image is distorted.
• Clean the disc using a soft cloth (p. 101).
Still images stored on a “Memory
Stick Duo” cannot be played back.
• Still images cannot be played back if you
have modified files or folders, or have edited
the data on a computer. (The file name
flashes in that case.) This is not a
malfunction (p. 102).
• Still images recorded on other devices may
not be played back. This is not a malfunction
(p. 102).
“
” is indicated on an image in the
VISUAL INDEX screen.
• Loading of the data may have failed. It may
be indicated correctly when you turn off the
power and then turn it on again, or repeat
removing and inserting the “Memory Stick
Duo” a couple of times.
• This may appear on still images recorded on
other devices, edited on a computer, etc.
Playing back on your camcorder
Troubleshooting (Continued)
