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? ? The camera won't focus.
Note:
Some subjects are not suitable for autofocus. In these situations, you will often get
better results using manual focus (see p. 47). Focus on something which is about
the same distance away, lock the focus, and then point the camera at your original,
hard-to-focus subject.
Horizontal stripes
Reflective surfaces
(e.g. shiny car
surfaces)
Night scenes
Recording/Playback (Contd.)
Problem
? ? Some/all of the digital faders
don't work
? ? The e e (play) button doesn't work
? ? There's a bright stripe on the
screen.
Many subjects at
different distances
Fast moving objects
• The camera is on manual focus (p. 47).
• The viewfinder lens needs adjusting
(p. 54)
• The lens is dirty (p. 60).
Behind glass
Slanted subjects
Cause and/or what to do about it
• There are a number of restrictions on
using the digital faders.
Refer to the notes on p. 42.
• The POWER switch is not set to
VCR (p.16)
• The cassette is not loaded (p.10).
• The tape 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.
Without much
contrast (e.g. a white
wall)
Dark subjects
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