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Symptom
Cause/Solution
The image is too dark.
• You are shooting a subject with a light source behind the subject. Select the metering mode (page
60), adjust the exposure (page 61) or set the fl ash mode to (Forced fl ash) (page 69).
• The brightness of the LCD screen is too low. Adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight (page 141).
The image is too bright.
• You are shooting a spotlighted subject in a dark location such as on a stage. Adjust the exposure
(page 61).
• The brightness of the LCD screen is too bright. Adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight (page
141).
Vertical streaks appear when you are
shooting a very bright subject.
• The smear phenomenon is occurring. This phenomenon is not a malfunction.
Noise appears in the image when you
view the LCD screen in a dark place.
• The camera is functioning to increase the visibility of the LCD screen by temporarily brightening the
image under conditions of low illumination. There is no effect on the recorded image.
Your camera cannot record images.
• No recording medium has been inserted. Insert a recording medium (page 21).
• The capacity of the recording medium is full. Delete unnecessary images saved in the recording
medium (pages 46 and 99) or change the recording medium.
• The write-protect switch on the “Memory Stick” is set to the LOCK position. Set the write-protect
switch to the recording position (page 144).
• The
/CF switch is not set to the proper position. Set the switch to the proper position (page 21).
• You cannot record images while charging the fl ash.
• Set the mode dial to
, P, S, A, M or SCN when shooting still images (page 12).
• Set the mode dial to
when shooting movies (page 97).
• The image size is set to [640(Fine)] when recording movies. Insert a “Memory Stick PRO” (pages
97 and 144) or set the image size to other than [640(Fine)].
Recording takes a long time.
• NR slow shutter function is activated (page 58).
A sound is made when changing
between the NightFraming and
NightShot modes, or when the
shutter button is lightly pressed while
NightFraming is set.
• The sound is made by the lens in operation. This is not a malfunction.
The image colors are not correct.
• The NightFraming or NightShot function is set. Cancel the NightFraming/NightShot functions
(pages 77 and 78).
• Picture Effect function is activated. Cancel the Picture Effect function (page 78).