Canon 600 Optura Instruction Manual - Page 63

? The camera won't focus. • The camera is on manual focus (p. 47). • The viewfinder lens needs adjusting E (p. 54) • The lens is dirty (p. 60). Note: Some subjects are not suitable for autofocus. In these situations, you will often get better results using manual focus (see p. 47). Focus on something which is about the same distance away, lock the focus, and then point the camera at your original, hard-to-focus subject. Horizontal stripes Many subjects at different distances Behind glass Without much contrast (e.g. a white wall) Reflective surfaces (e.g. shiny car surfaces) Fast moving objects Slanted subjects Dark subjects Additional Information Night scenes Recording/Playback (Contd.) Problem ? Some/all of the digital faders don't work ? The e (play) button doesn't work ? There's a bright stripe on the screen. Cause and/or what to do about it • There are a number of restrictions on using the digital faders. Refer to the notes on p. 42. • The POWER switch is not set to VCR (p.16) • The cassette is not loaded (p.10). • The tape has reached the end. • When recording in dark places a bright light in the scene may cause a vertical light bar ("smear") to appear. This is a normal feature of camcorders. 63