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Display
Symptom
Explanation/Solution
The TV screen or LCD display
has distorted images or has
stripes at the top/ bottom or
on the left/right.
• It can occur when recording or viewing a
16:9-ratio image on a 4:3-ratio TV, or vice versa.
For more details, see the display specification.
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Unknown image appears on
the LCD screen.
• The camcorder is in Demo mode. If you do not
want to see Demo image, change the setting
“Demo”
to
“Off.”
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Unknown indicator appears on
the screen.
• A warning indicator or message appears on the
screen.
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The afterimage remains on the
LCD screen.
• This occurs if you disconnect the AC power
adaptor or remove the battery pack before
turning the power off.
The image on the LCD screen
looks dark.
• Ambient light too bright. Adjust the brightness
and angle of LCD.
• Use LCD enhancer function.
Recording
Symptom
Explanation/Solution
Pressing the
Recording start/
stop
button does not start
recording.
• Press the
MODE
button to set
Video
(
).
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• There is not enough free space to record on the
storage media.
• Check if memory card is not inserted or write-
protect tab is set to lock.
The actual recording time
is less than the estimated
recording time.
• The estimated recording time may vary
depending on content and features used.
• When you record an object that moves fast, the
actual recording time may be shortened.
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