Sony DCR-TRV70 Operating Instructions - Page 184

Symptom, Cause and/or Corrective Actions, Set STEADYSHOT

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Types of trouble and how to correct trouble Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions A vertical band appears when you shoot a very bright subject. • This is not a malfunction. Some tiny spots in white, red, blue or • SLOW SHTR, Super NightShot or Color Slow Shutter is green appear on the screen. activated. This is not a malfunction. An unknown picture appears on the screen. • If about 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the menu settings without a cassette or a "Memory Stick" inserted, your camcorder automatically starts the demonstration. c Insert a cassette or a "Memory Stick" or press the LCD screen. The demonstration stops. You can also set DEMO MODE to OFF in the menu settings (p. 180). The picture is recorded in incorrect or • NIGHTSHOT is slid to ON. unnatural colors. c Slide it to OFF (p. 34). Picture appears too bright, and the subject does not appear on the screen. • NIGHTSHOT is slid to ON in a bright place. c Slide it to OFF (p. 34). • The back light function is active. c Set it off (p. 34). The click of the shutter does not sound. • BEEP in is set to OFF in the menu settings. c Set it to MELODY or NORMAL (p. 181). Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen. c Set STEADYSHOT in (p. 174). to OFF in the menu settings An external flash (optional) does not work. • The power of the external flash (optional) is off or the power source is not installed. c Turn on the external flash (optional) or install the power source. • Two or more external flashes (optional) are attached. c Only one external flash (optional) can be attached. Flickering or changes in color occurs. • These phenomena appear if you are recording in the soft portrait or sports lesson mode of PROGRAM AE under a discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp or mercury lamp. This is not a malfunction. c Set PROGRAM AE to AUTO in the menu settings. 184

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Types of trouble and how to correct trouble
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• This is not a malfunction.
• SLOW SHTR, Super NightShot or Color Slow Shutter is
activated. This is not a malfunction.
• If about 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch
to CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the menu
settings without a cassette or a “Memory Stick” inserted,
your camcorder automatically starts the demonstration.
c
Insert a cassette or a “Memory Stick” or press the LCD
screen. The demonstration stops. You can also set
DEMO MODE to OFF in the menu settings (p. 180).
• NIGHTSHOT is slid to ON.
c
Slide it to OFF (p. 34).
• NIGHTSHOT is slid to ON in a bright place.
c
Slide it to OFF (p. 34).
• The back light function is active.
c
Set it off (p. 34).
• BEEP in
is set to OFF in the menu settings.
c
Set it to MELODY or NORMAL (p. 181).
c
Set STEADYSHOT in
to OFF in the menu settings
(p. 174).
• The power of the external flash (optional) is off or the
power source is not installed.
c
Turn on the external flash (optional) or install the power
source.
• Two or more external flashes (optional) are attached.
c
Only one external flash (optional) can be attached.
• These phenomena appear if you are recording in the soft
portrait or sports lesson mode of PROGRAM AE under a
discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp or
mercury lamp. This is not a malfunction.
c
Set PROGRAM AE to AUTO in the menu settings.
A vertical band appears when you
shoot a very bright subject.
Some tiny spots in white, red, blue or
green appear on the screen.
An unknown picture appears on the
screen.
The picture is recorded in incorrect or
unnatural colors.
Picture appears too bright, and the
subject does not appear on the
screen.
The click of the shutter does not
sound.
Black bands appear when you record
a TV screen or computer screen.
An external flash (optional) does not
work.
Flickering or changes in color occurs.