Sony DCR-DVD201 Operating Instructions - Page 121

During recording, Types of trouble and corrective action

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Types of trouble and corrective action During recording Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions Pressing START/STOP or PHOTO does not record movies/still images. • The mode dial is set to (Play/Edit). c Set it to (Movie) or (Still). (pages 29, 35) • The disc has run out of space. c Use a new disc or format the disc (DVD-RW only, page 74) • The disc has been finalized. c Unfinalize the disc (DVD-RW only) or use a new disc. (page 72) • Shooting by swapping movies and still images frequently reduces the remaining capacity of the disc and may prevent you from shooting movies. The power goes off. • Your camcorder powered by the battery pack turns off for more than five minutes with no operations performed. c Press the POWER button for a few seconds. c Set [A. SHUT OFF] to [NEVER] in (SETUP MENU) in the SETUP display. (page 115) • The battery pack is exhausted or nearly exhausted. c Install a charged battery pack. (page 15) SteadyShot does not work. • [STEADYSHOT] is set to [OFF] in the SETUP display. c Set it to [ON]. (page 112) (CAMERA SET) in Autofocus does not work. • The setting is set to manual focus. c Press FOCUS to set the autofocus. (page 52) • Shooting conditions are not suitable for autofocus. c Adjust the focus manually. (page 52) A vertical band appears when you shoot a subject such as lights or a candle flame against a dark background. • The contrast between the subject and background is too high. This is not a malfunction. A vertical band appears when you • This is not a malfunction. shoot a very bright subject. Some tiny white, red, blue or green • Super NightShot Plus or Color Slow Shutter is activated. spots appear on the display. This is not a malfunction. Troubleshooting 121

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Troubleshooting
During recording
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
•
The mode dial is set to
(Play/Edit).
c
Set it to
(Movie) or
(Still). (pages 29, 35)
•
The disc has run out of space.
c
Use a new disc or format the disc (DVD-RW only, page
74)
•
The disc has been finalized.
c
Unfinalize the disc (DVD-RW only) or use a new disc.
(page 72)
•
Shooting by swapping movies and still images frequently
reduces the remaining capacity of the disc and may
prevent you from shooting movies.
•
Your camcorder powered by the battery pack turns off for
more than five minutes with no operations performed.
c
Press the POWER button for a few seconds.
c
Set [A. SHUT OFF] to [NEVER] in
(SETUP MENU)
in the SETUP display. (page 115)
•
The battery pack is exhausted or nearly exhausted.
c
Install a charged battery pack. (page 15)
•
[STEADYSHOT] is set to [OFF] in
(CAMERA SET) in
the SETUP display.
c
Set it to [ON]. (page 112)
•
The setting is set to manual focus.
c
Press FOCUS to set the autofocus. (page 52)
•
Shooting conditions are not suitable for autofocus.
c
Adjust the focus manually. (page 52)
•
The contrast between the subject and background is too
high. This is not a malfunction.
•
This is not a malfunction.
•
Super NightShot Plus or Color Slow Shutter is activated.
This is not a malfunction.
Pressing START/STOP or PHOTO
does not record movies/still
images.
The power goes off.
SteadyShot does not work.
Autofocus does not work.
A vertical band appears when you
shoot a subject such as lights or a
candle flame against a dark
background.
A vertical band appears when you
shoot a very bright subject.
Some tiny white, red, blue or green
spots appear on the display.
Types of trouble and corrective action