Operating Guide

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Troubleshooting
• When you are using one of the following
discs after finalizing it, make the disc to be
able to record additional scenes (p. 80). Or
use a new disc.
– DVD+RW
– DVD-RW recorded with HD (high
definition) image quality
– DVD-RW (VIDEO mode) recorded with
SD (standard definition) image quality
• The temperature of your camcorder is
extremely high. Turn off your camcorder
and leave it for a while in a cool place.
• Moisture condensation has occurred. Turn
off your camcorder and leave it for about 1
hour (p. 132).
• Total number of still images exceeds the
recordable capacity of your camcorder
(p. 90). Delete unnecessary images (p. 57).
You cannot record a still image.
• You cannot record a still image during
recording a movie together with:
– [SMTH SLW REC]
– [FADER]
– [D.EFFECT]
– [PICT.EFFECT]
• You cannot record a still image on a disc
on your camcorder.
The ACCESS lamp/access lamp
lights up even when you stop
recording.
• Your camcorder is recording the image
data you have just record on the media.
The recording angle looks different.
• The recording angle may look different
depending on the mode of your camcorder.
This is not a malfunction.
The flash does not work.
• You cannot record with the flash when
capturing still images while recording a
movie (p. 41).
• Even if [FLASH MODE] is set to [AUTO],
you cannot use the flash with:
– NightShot
– [MANUAL] in [EXPOSURE]
– [SPOT METER]
– [TWILIGHT], [CANDLE],
[SUNRISE&SUNSET], [FIREWORKS]
[LANDSCAPE], [SPOTLIGHT],
[BEACH] or [SNOW] in [SCENE
SELECTION]
– [SUPER NIGHTSHOT]
The actual recording time for movie
is less than the expected
approximate recording time.
• Depending on the recording situation, such
as recording a fast moving object, the time
available for recording may shorten (p. 17,
p. 33).
The recording stops.
• The temperature of your camcorder is
extremely high. Turn off your camcorder
and leave it for a while in a cool place.
• Moisture condensation has occurred. Turn
off your camcorder and leave it about 1
hour (p. 132).
There is a time difference between
the point where you press START/
STOP and the point that the
recorded movie starts/stops.
• On your camcorder, there may be a slight
time difference between the point where
you press START/STOP and the actual
point that recording movie starts/stops.
This is not a malfunction.
The movie aspect ratio (16:9/4:3)
cannot be changed.
• You cannot change the aspect ratio when:
– recording movies with HD (high
definition) image quality.
– recording movies on DVD+RW with SD
(standard definition) image quality.
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