Sony DSC S30 Operating Instructions - Page 58

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Symptom The picture is too dark. The flash does not work. The date and time are recorded incorrectly. Vertical streaks appear when you are shooting a very bright subject. The battery life is short. The battery remaining indicator is incorrect. Sufficient battery remaining indicator is displayed but the power runs out soon. The zoom does not work. Digital zoom does not function. Cause and/or Solution • You are shooting a subject with a light source behind the subject. t Adjust the exposure (page 43). t Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (page 35). • The flash is set to . t Set the flash to auto (no indicator), or (page 19). • PROGRAM AE is set to the Twilight, Twilight plus, or Panfocus mode. t Cancel the mode (page 42) or set the flash to . • The MODE selector is set to MOVIE (DSC-S50 only). t Set it to STILL. • The date and time are not set correctly. t Set the correct date and time (page 13). • The smear phenomenon is happening. t This is not a malfunction. • You are recording/playing back images under extremely cold temperatures. • The battery pack is not charged enough. t Charge the battery pack fully. • The battery pack is dead. t Replace the battery pack with a new one. • You have used the camera for a long time in an extremely hot or an extremely cold location. • The battery pack is dead. t Replace the battery pack with a new one (page 8). • The battery pack is discharged. t Install a charged battery pack (pages 8, 9). t Fully charge the battery pack (page 9). • PROGRAM AE is set to the Panfocus mode. t Cancel the Panfocus mode (page 42). • You cannot use digital zoom to record moving pictures. 58

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The picture is too dark.
You are shooting a subject with a light source
behind the subject.
t
Adjust the exposure (page 43).
t
Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (page
35).
The flash does not work.
The flash is set to
.
t
Set the flash to auto (no indicator),
or
(page 19).
PROGRAM AE is set to the Twilight, Twilight
plus, or Panfocus mode.
t
Cancel the mode (page 42) or set the flash to
.
The MODE selector is set to MOVIE (DSC-S50
only).
t
Set it to STILL.
The date and time are
recorded incorrectly.
The date and time are not set correctly.
t
Set the correct date and time (page 13).
Vertical streaks appear
when you are shooting a
very bright subject.
The smear phenomenon is happening.
t
This is not a malfunction.
The battery life is short.
You are recording/playing back images under
extremely cold temperatures.
The battery pack is not charged enough.
t
Charge the battery pack fully.
The battery pack is dead.
t
Replace the battery pack with a new one.
The battery remaining
indicator is incorrect.
You have used the camera for a long time in an
extremely hot or an extremely cold location.
The battery pack is dead.
t
Replace the battery pack with a new one (page
8).
The battery pack is discharged.
t
Install a charged battery pack (pages 8, 9).
Sufficient battery
remaining indicator is
displayed but the power
runs out soon.
t
Fully charge the battery pack (page 9).
The zoom does not work.
PROGRAM AE is set to the Panfocus mode.
t
Cancel the Panfocus mode (page 42).
Digital zoom does not
function.
You cannot use digital zoom to record moving
pictures.
Symptom
Cause and/or Solution