Sony HANDYCAM HDR-CX150 User Manual page 83

The camcorder stops operating.
The temperature of your camcorder is
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extremely high. Turn off your camcorder and
leave it for a while in a cool place.
The temperature of your camcorder is
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extremely low. Turn off your camcorder and
take it to a warm place. Leave the camcorder
there for a while, then turn on the camcorder.
If you keep applying vibration on the
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camcorder, recording may stop.
There is a time difference between the
point when START/STOP is pressed and
the point that the recording movie is
started or stopped actually.
On your camcorder, there may be a slight
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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 horizontal to vertical ratio of the
movie (16:9 (wide)/4:3) cannot be
changed.
The horizontal to vertical ratio of high
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definition image quality (HD) movies is 16:9
(wide).
The auto focus does not function.
Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p. 66).
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The recording conditions are not suitable for
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auto focus. Adjust the focus manually (p. 66).
SteadyShot does not function.
Set [ STEADYSHOT] to [ACTIVE] or
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[STANDARD] (p. 68).
Even if [ STEADYSHOT] is set to
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[ACTIVE] or [STANDARD], your camcorder
may not be able to compensate for excessive
vibrations.
The subjects passing by the screen very
fast appear crooked.
This is called the focal plane phenomenon.
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This is not a malfunction. Because of the way
the image device (CMOS sensor) reads out
image signals, the subjects passing by the lens
rapidly might appear crooked depending on
the recording conditions.
Horizontal stripes appear on the images.
This occurs when recording images under a
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fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury
lamp. This is not a malfunction.
Black bands appear when you record a TV
screen or computer screen.
Set [ STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p. 68).
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[LCD BL LEVEL] cannot be adjusted.
You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL] when:
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The LCD panel is closed on your camcorder
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with the LCD screen facing out.
The power is supplied from the AC Adaptor.
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Magnification changes when the
recording mode is switched.
You cannot use digital zoom when your
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camcorder is in the photo recording mode.
Playback
Images cannot be played back.
Select the type of recording media you want to
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play back (p. 17). (HDR-CX150/XR150)
Select the image quality of the movie you want
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to play back (p. 26).
Images recorded on other devices may not be
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played back. This is not a malfunction.
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