Sony DSCU50 Operating Instructions - Page 68

Symptom You cannot turn on the camera. The power turns off suddenly. Cause Solution • The batteries are not installed correctly. • The batteries are discharged. • The batteries are dead (page 83). p Install the batteries correctly (page 12). p Replace them with charged batteries (page 10). p Replace the batteries with new ones. • If you do not operate the camera for about three minutes when using batteries, the camera turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the batteries (page 15). • The batteries are discharged. p Turn on the camera again (page 14). p Replace them with charged batteries (page 10). Shooting still images/movies Symptom Cause Solution The subject does not appear on the LCD screen. The image is out of focus. The image is too dark. The image is too bright. Vertical streaks appear when you are shooting a very bright subject. • The mode switch is set to . • The subject is too close. • When shooting still images, (Illumination snap mode), (Twilight mode), (Vivid nature mode), or (Active outdoor mode) is selected for the Scene Selection function. • You are shooting movies at a distance closer than 1.0 m (3 feet 3 3/8 inches). • The Focus preset function is selected. • The LCD screen is too dark. • The LCD screen is too bright. • The smear phenomenon is occurring. p Set the mode switch to or (pages 20 and 46). p Make sure to position the lens farther away from the subject than the minimum shooting distance of 10 cm (4 inches) when shooting (page 20). p Cancel the Scene Selection function (page 29). p Select the Focus preset function (page 30). p Set it to [AUTO] (page 31). p Set [LCD LIGHT] to [ON] (pages 21 and 79). p Set [LCD LIGHT] to [OFF] (pages 21 and 79). p This is not a malfunction. 68