Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-F88 Operating Instructions Manual page 103

Symptom
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.
When looking at the LCD
screen in a dark place,
some noise may show up
on the LCD screen.
You cannot shoot images. • No "Memory Stick" is inserted.
Recording takes a long
time.
Cause
• You are shooting a subject with a light source
behind the subject.
• The brightness of the LCD screen is too low.
• You are shooting a spot lighted subject in a dark
location such as on a stage.
• The brightness of the LCD screen is too high.
• [PFX] (P.Effect) is set to [B&W].
• The smear phenomenon is occurring.
• The camera temporarily brightens the LCD
screen to allow you to check the image being
displayed while you are using the camera in a
dark place.
• The capacity of the "Memory Stick" is full.
• The write-protect switch on the "Memory Stick"
is set to the LOCK position.
• You cannot shoot while the flash is charging.
• When you shoot a still image, the mode dial is
not set to , P, M or SCN.
• The mode dial is not set to when you want to
shoot a movie.
• NR slow shutter function is activated.
Solution
p Select the metering mode (page 57).
p Adjust the exposure (pages 54, 55, 114 and 116).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight (pages 47 and 118).
p Adjust the exposure (pages 54, 55, 114 and 116).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight (pages 47 and 118).
p Set it to the other modes than [B&W] (page 62).
p This is not a malfunction.
p This will have no effect on the image you shoot.
p Insert a "Memory Stick" (page 19).
p Delete the images saved in the "Memory Stick" (page 42).
p Change the "Memory Stick."
p Set it to the recording position (page 120).
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p Set the mode dial to
, P, M or SCN (page 23).
p Set the mode dial to (page 80).
p See page 37.
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