Sony DSC-U10 Operating Instructions (primary manual) - Page 79

Shooting images, Set [LCD LIGHT] to [ON] - troubleshooting

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Symptom Cause Solution The battery life is short. • You are shooting/viewing images in an extremely cold location. • The batteries are not charged enough. • The batteries are dead (page 93). - p Charge the batteries (page 16). p Replace the batteries with a new one. You cannot turn on the camera. • The batteries are not installed correctly. p Install the batteries correctly (page 16). The power turns off suddenly. • If you do not operate the camera for about three minutes when using batteries, the camera turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery (page 19). • The batteries are discharged. p Turn on the camera again (page 19). p Replace them with charged batteries (page 16). Shooting images Troubleshooting Symptom Cause Solution The subject does not appear • The mode switch is set to PLAY. on the LCD screen. p Set the mode switch to STILL or MOVIE (pages 26 and 48). The image is out of focus. • The subject is too close. • The vivid nature mode is selected for the Scene Selection function. • The Focus preset function is selected. p Make sure to position the lens farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting distance (10 cm) when shooting (page 36). p Set it to other modes (page 34). p Set it to [AUTO] (page 37). The image is too dark. • The LCD screen is too dark. p Set [LCD LIGHT] to [ON] (page 28). The image is too bright. • The LCD screen is too bright. p Set [LCD LIGHT] to [OFF] (page 28). The image is monochrome (black and white). • [P. EFFECT] is set to [B&W] mode. p Cancel [B&W] mode (page 40). Vertical streaks appear when • The smear phenomenon is occurring. p This is not a malfunction. you are shooting a very bright subject. 79

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Troubleshooting
79
Shooting images
The battery life is short.
•
You are shooting/viewing images in an
extremely cold location.
•
The batteries are not charged enough.
•
The batteries are dead (page 93).
—
p
Charge the batteries (page 16).
p
Replace the batteries with a new one.
You cannot turn on the
camera.
•
The batteries are not installed correctly.
p
Install the batteries correctly (page 16).
The power turns off suddenly.
•
If you do not operate the camera for about
three minutes when using batteries, the
camera turns off automatically to prevent
wearing down the battery (page 19).
•
The batteries are discharged.
p
Turn on the camera again (page 19).
p
Replace them with charged batteries (page 16).
Symptom
Cause
Solution
Symptom
Cause
Solution
The subject does not appear
on the LCD screen.
•
The mode switch is set to PLAY.
p
Set the mode switch to STILL or MOVIE
(pages 26 and 48).
The image is out of focus.
•
The subject is too close.
•
The vivid nature mode is selected for the
Scene Selection function.
•
The Focus preset function is selected.
p
Make sure to position the lens farther away
from the subject than the shortest shooting
distance (10 cm) when shooting (page 36).
p
Set it to other modes (page 34).
p
Set it to [AUTO] (page 37).
The image is too dark.
•
The LCD screen is too dark.
p
Set [LCD LIGHT] to [ON] (page 28).
The image is too bright.
•
The LCD screen is too bright.
p
Set [LCD LIGHT] to [OFF] (page 28).
The image is monochrome
(black and white).
•
[P. EFFECT] is set to [B&W] mode.
p
Cancel [B&W] mode (page 40).
Vertical streaks appear when
you are shooting a very bright
subject.
•
The smear phenomenon is occurring.
p
This is not a malfunction.