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Recording/Playback Cont.

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Note: • Some subjects are not suitable for autofocus. In these situations, you will often E get better results using manual focus ( 70). Focus on something which is about the same distance away, lock the focus, and then point the camcorder 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 Recording/Playback (Cont.) Problem ? Some/all of the digital effects don't work. ? The e (play) button doesn't work. ? There's a bright stripe on the screen. Dark subjects Night scenes Cause and/or what to do about it • There are a number of restrictions on using the digital effects. ( 58-62). • The camcorder is not set to TAPE PLAY (VCR) mode ( 27). • The cassette is not loaded ( 17). • The cassette 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. Additional Information ? The playback picture is rough (with mosaic-like noise). ? There's no picture on the TV screen, even though the tape is moving. • The video heads need cleaning ( 122). • The video heads need cleaning ( 122). • The TV/VIDEO selector on the TV isn't set to VIDEO ( 32-33). 125

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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 (
70). Focus on something which is
about the same distance away, lock the focus, and then point the camcorder 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
Dark subjects
Recording/Playback (Cont.)
Cause and/or what to do about it
•
There are a number of restrictions on
using the digital effects. (
58-62).
•
The camcorder is not set to TAPE
PLAY (VCR) mode (
27).
•
The cassette is not loaded (
17).
•
The cassette 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.
Problem
?
Some/all of the digital effects
don’t work.
?
The
e
(play) button doesn’t
work.
?
There’s a bright stripe on the
screen.
•
The video heads need cleaning
(
122).
•
The video heads need cleaning
(
122).
•
The TV/VIDEO selector on the TV
isn’t set to VIDEO (
32-33).
?
The playback picture is rough
(with mosaic-like noise).
?
There’s no picture on the TV
screen, even though the tape is
moving.