Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F77 Operating Instructions Manual page 86

Shooting still images / movies
Symptom
The LCD screen is not
turned on even when the
power is turned on.
The subject is not visible
on the LCD screen.
The image is out of focus. • The subject is too close.
Unable to smart zoom.
The image is too dark.
The image is too bright.
The image is
monochrome (black and
white).
Vertical streaks appear
when you are shooting a
very bright subject.
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Cause
• The power was turned off with the LCD screen
turned off the last time you used the camera.
• The MODE dial is not set to
.
• The Landscape mode is selected for Scene
selection.
• You set the focus preset distance.
• [POWER SAVE] is set to [ON].
• You cannot use smart zoom while shooting a
movie (MPEG movie).
• The LCD screen is turned off.
• The (IMAGE SIZE) is set to [2272×1704] or
[2272 (3:2)].
• You are shooting a subject with a light source
behind the subject.
• The brightness of the LCD screen is too low.
• [POWER SAVE] is set to [ON].
• You are shooting a spot lighted subject in a dark
location such as on a stage.
• The LCD screen is too bright.
• [PFX] (P. EFFECT) is set to [B&W].
• The smear phenomenon is occurring.
Solution
p Turn on the LCD screen (page 29).
P, SCN, or p Set the MODE dial to
,
p Set the macro recording mode when you shoot a subject that is
within 50 cm (19
the lens farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting
distance when shooting (page 25).
p Cancel the mode (page 31).
p Set to the auto focus mode (page 47).
p Press and hold the shutter button halfway down or set [POWER
SAVE] to [OFF] (page 102).
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p Turn on the LCD screen (page 29).
p Set
(IMAGE SIZE) to other settings except [2272×1704]
and [2272 (3:2)] (page 24).
p Adjust the exposure (page 47).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 44, 102).
p Set [POWER SAVE] to [OFF] (pages 44, 102).
p Adjust the exposure (page 47).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 44, 102).
p Cancel the B&W mode (page 55).
p This is not a malfunction.
P, SCN, or,
, (pages 22, 31, 66).
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/ inches) from the lens. Make sure to place
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