Shooting Still Images/Movies - Sony Cyber-shot 4-143-374-11(1) Handbook

Shooting still images/movies

Cannot record images.
• Check the free capacity of the internal memory or "Memory Stick Duo" media. If it is full, do one of
the following:
– Delete unnecessary images (page 30).
– Change the "Memory Stick Duo" media.
• You cannot record images while charging the flash.
• When shooting a still image, set the mode switch to
• Set the mode switch to
Smile Shutter function does not work.
• No image is shot if a smiling face is not detected.
The subject is not visible on the screen.
• The camera is set to the playback mode. Set the mode switch to
Anti-blur function does not work.
• The anti-blur function does not work when
• The anti-blur function may not work properly when shooting night scenes.
• Shoot after pressing the shutter button halfway down; do not press it fully down suddenly.
The image is out of focus.
• The subject is too close. When shooting, make sure to position the lens farther away from the subject
than the shortest shooting distance (approximately 5 cm (2 inches) (W)/40 cm (1 feet 3 3/4 inches)
(T) from the lens).
• (Twilight) or (Landscape) mode is selected in the Scene Selection when shooting still images.
• The Semi-manual is selected. Select the auto focus mode (page 40).
Zoom does not work.
• You cannot use the Smart zoom depending on the image size (page 61).
• You cannot use the digital zoom when:
– Shooting movies.
– The Smile Shutter is working.
The flash does not work.
• You cannot use the flash when:
– [REC Mode] is set to [Burst] (page 35).
– (High Sensitivity) or
– Shooting movies.
• Set the flash to (Flash On) (page 26) when the Scene Selection mode is set to
(Beach) or (Snow).
(Movie) when shooting movies.
appears on the display.
(Twilight) mode is selected in the Scene Selection.
(Still Image).
(Still Image) or (Movie).
(Landscape),
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