Adjusting The Image During Recording - Sony HANDYCAM DCR-SR40 Handbook

The actual recording time for movie is less than the expected approximate
recording time.
• When you record an object that moves fast, the time available for recording may shorten (p.19,
60).
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.
• The temperature of your camcorder is extremely low. Turn off the camcorder and take it to a
warm place. Leave the camcorder there for a while, then turn on the camcorder.
• The maximum continuous recordable time is approximately 13 hours.
• If you keep applying vibration on the camcorder, recording may stop.
• Fragmentation has occurred. Perform [HDD FORMAT] (p.58).
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.

Adjusting the image during recording

Refer also to "Setup items" (p.107).
The auto focus does not function.
• Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p.53).
• The recording conditions are not suitable for auto focus. Adjust the focus manually (p.53).
[STEADYSHOT] does not function.
• Set [STEADYSHOT] to [ON] (p.55).
• [STEADYSHOT] may not work for an excessive camera shake even if [STEADYSHOT] is set
to [ON].
The back light function does not function.
• The back light function is cancelled when you set [EXPOSURE] to [MANUAL] (p.52) or select
[SPOT METER] instead (p.51).
• The back light function does not work during Easy Handycam operation. Cancel Easy
Handycam operation (p.29).
A vertical band appears when recording candlelight or electric light in the dark.
• This occurs when the contrast between the subject and the background is too high. This is not
a malfunction.
A vertical band appears when recording a bright subject.
• This phenomenon is called the smear effect. This is not a malfunction.
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