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Recording/Playback Contd.

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Note: • Some subjects are not suitable for autofocus. In these situations, you will often get better results using E manual focus (see p. 58). 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 Night scenes Recording/Playback (Contd.) Problem ? Some/all of the digital effects don't work, or can't be set. ? The e (play) button doesn't work. ? There's a bright stripe on the screen. ? The playback picture is rough (with mosaiclike noise). ? There's no picture on the TV screen, even though the tape is moving. ? There's no sound coming from the speaker during playback. Cause and/or what to do about it • There are a number of restrictions on using the digital effects. Refer to the notes on p. 52. • The POWER switch is not set to VCR (p. 28). • The cassette is not loaded (p. 19). • 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. • The video heads need cleaning (p. 90). • The video heads need cleaning (p. 90). • The TV/VIDEO selector on the TV isn't set to VIDEO (p. 30). • The speaker has been turned off with the volume buttons (p. 27). • Headphones are being used. Additional Information 93

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E
Additional
Information
Note:
•
Some subjects are not suitable for autofocus. In these situations, you will often get better results using
manual focus (see p. 58). 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)
Night scenes
Fast moving objects
Slanted subjects
Dark subjects
Cause and/or what to do about it
•
There are a number of restrictions on using the
digital effects. Refer to the notes on p. 52.
•
The POWER switch is not set to VCR (p. 28).
•
The cassette is not loaded (p. 19).
•
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.
•
The video heads need cleaning (p. 90).
•
The video heads need cleaning (p. 90).
•
The TV/VIDEO selector on the TV isn’t set to
VIDEO (p. 30).
•
The speaker has been turned off with the volume
buttons (p. 27).
•
Headphones are being used.
Problem
?
Some/all of the digital effects don’t work, or
can’t be set.
?
The
e
(play) button doesn’t work.
?
There’s a bright stripe on the screen.
?
The playback picture is rough (with mosaic-
like noise).
?
There’s no picture on the TV screen, even
though the tape is moving.
?
There’s no sound coming from the speaker
during playback.
Recording/Playback (Contd.)