TROUBLESHOOTING
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Advanced features
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Focus is set to the manual mode.
H
Set focus to the auto mode. (
墌
pg. 41)
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The lens is dirty or covered with condensation.
H
Clean the lens and check the focus again.
(
墌
pg. 56)
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The 5-second mode is set to “Anim.”.
H
Set “5S” to “5S”. (
墌
pg. 33, 40)
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The wide mode (16:9 WIDE) is selected.
H
Set “WIDE MODE” to “OFF”. (
墌
pg. 33, 35)
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The light source or the subject does not include
white. Or there are various different light sources
behind the subject.
H
Find a white subject and compose your shot so
that it also appears in the frame. (
墌
pg. 25, 39)
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Shooting was performed under backlit conditions.
H
Press
BACKLIGHT
. (
墌
pg. 42)
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The subject is too bright.
H
Set exposure to “–3” manually. (
墌
pg. 41)
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The sepia (SEPIA) or monotone (MONOTONE)
mode is activated.
H
Disengage the sepia (SEPIA) or monotone
(MONOTONE) mode before setting white
balance. (
墌
pg. 45)
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The sepia (SEPIA) or monotone (MONOTONE)
mode is activated.
H
Disengage the sepia (SEPIA) and monotone
(MONOTONE). (
墌
pg. 45)
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When shooting in the dark, the unit becomes
highly sensitive to light when “GAIN UP” is set to
“AUTO”.
H
If you want the lighting to look more natural, set
“GAIN UP” to “AGC” or “OFF”. (
墌
pg. 33, 34)
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The subject is too bright with the flash set to
“
±0A
” or “
C
±0A
”.
H
Set the flash mode to “
±0
”. (
墌
pg. 39)
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If
blinks, the flash is being charged.
H
It can take up to 10 seconds to charge the flash.
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The camcorder is in the record mode.
H
Set the camcorder in the record-standby mode.
(
墌
pg. 39)
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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.
H
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.
(
墌
pg. 39)
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The camcorder is too far from the subject.
H
The flash is effective for subjects at a distance of
approx. 0.7 m to 2 m from the camcorder.
(
墌
pg. 39)
The focus does not adjust automatically.
In the 5-second mode, recording ends before
5 seconds have elapsed.
Snapshot mode cannot be used.
The colour of snapshot looks strange.
The image taken using snapshot is too dark.
The image taken using snapshot is too bright.
White balance cannot be activated.
The black & white fader does not work.
The image looks like the shutter speed is too
slow.
Although snapshot is attempted, flash does
not take place.
Although a snapshot is taken with the flash,
red-eye reduction does not take place.
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