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Troubleshooting (Continued)
The ACCESS lamp lights up even
when you stop recording.
• Your camcorder is recording the scene you
have just shot on the disc.
The recording angle looks different.
• The recording angle may look different
depending on the mode of your camcorder.
This is not a malfunction.
The flash does not work.
• You cannot record with the flash with:
– Capturing still images while shooting a
movie
– The conversion lens (optional) attached
• Even if auto flash or (Auto redeye
reduction) is selected, you cannot use the
flash with:
– NightShot
– [SUPER NIGHTSHOT]
– [TWILIGHT], [CANDLE],
[SUNRISE&SUNSET], [FIREWORKS],
[LANDSCAPE], [SPOTLIGHT],
[BEACH] or [SNOW] in [SCENE
SELECTION]
– [MANUAL] in [EXPOSURE]
–[SPOT METER]
The actual recording time for movie
is less than the expected
approximate recording time of a
disc.
• Depending on an object, such as a fast
moving object, the time available for
recording may shorten (p. 14).
The recording stops.
• The temperature of your camcorder is
extremely high. Turn off your camcorder
and leave it for a while in a cool place.
• Moisture condensation has occurred with the
disc. Turn off your camcorder and leave it
about 1 hour in a cool place (p. 108).
There is a time difference between
the point where you press START/
STOP and the point that the
recorded movie starts/stops.
• On your camcorder, there may be a slight
time difference between the point where you
press START/STOP and the actual point that
recording movie starts/stops. This is not a
malfunction.
The movie aspect ratio (16:9/4:3)
cannot be changed.
• You cannot change the movie aspect ratio if
your disc is DVD+RW.
The auto focus does not function.
• Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p. 78).
• The recording conditions are not suitable for
auto focus. Adjust the focus manually
(p. 78).
[STEADYSHOT] does not function.
• Set [STEADYSHOT] to [ON] (p. 67).
• [STEADYSHOT] may not be able to
compensate for excessive vibrations.
The BACK LIGHT function does not
function.
• The BACK LIGHT function cannot be used
during Easy Handycam operation.
The subjects passing by the frame
very fast appear crooked.
• This is called the focal plane phenomenon.
This is not a malfunction. Because of the
way the image device (CMOS sensor) reads
out image signals, the subjects passing by
the frame rapidly might appear crooked
depending on the recording conditions.
