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The screen image is dark, and the subject
does not appear on the screen.
Press and hold DISP down for a few seconds
to turn on the backlight (p. 34).
Horizontal stripes appear on the images.
This occurs when recording images under a
fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury
lamp. This is not a malfunction.
Black bands appear when you record a TV
screen or computer screen.
Set [
STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p. 67).
[LCD BL LEVEL] cannot be adjusted.
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.
Playback
Images cannot be played back.
Select the recording media and the image
quality of a movie you want to play back by
touching (HOME)
(MANAGE
MEDIA)
[MOVIE MEDIA SET]/[PHOTO
MEDIA SET] (p. 60).
Select the image quality of a movie you want
to play back by touching (HOME)
(SETTINGS)
[VIEW IMAGES SET]
[
/
SET] (p. 74).
Photos cannot be played back.
Photos 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.
Photos recorded on other devices may not be
played back. This is not a malfunction.
is indicated on an image on the
VISUAL INDEX screen.
This may appear on an image recorded on
other devices, edited on a computer, etc.
You removed the AC Adaptor or the battery
pack before the access lamp is turned off after
recording. This may damage your image data
and is displayed.
is indicated on an image on the
VISUAL INDEX screen.
The image data base file may be damaged.
Check the data base file by touching
(HOME)
(MANAGE MEDIA)
[REPAIR IMG.DB F.]
the recording
medium. If it still appears, delete the image
with (p. 47).
No sound or only a quiet sound is heard
during playback.
Turn up the volume (p. 36).
Sound is not output when the LCD screen is
closed. Open the LCD screen.
When you record sound with [MICREF
LEVEL] (p. 88) set to [LOW], the recorded
sound may be difficult to hear.
Sounds cannot be recorded while shooting
an about-3-second movie using [SMTH SLW
REC].
Left and right sound will be heard
unbalanced when playing back movies on
computers or other devices.
Change the sound conversion type (downmix
type) when playing back on 2ch stereo devices.
Refer to the instruction manual supplied with
your playback device for details.
Change the sound to 2ch when creating a disc
using the supplied software “PMB.”
Movies play automatically.
Movies play automatically as a demonstration
movie when the filmed movie fulfills a certain
condition on your camcorder (p. 81). This is
not a malfunction.
