Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P10 Operating Instructions Manual page 89

Symptom
The image is out of focus. • The subject is too close.
Zoom does not work.
Smart zoom does not
function.
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.
Noise appears in the
image when you view the
LCD screen in a dark
place.
Cause
• (Fireworks mode), (Landscape mode)
or (Twilight mode) is selected for the Scene
Selection function.
• The focus preset function is selected.
• The zoom feature cannot be used while shooting
movies (MPEG Movie).
• You cannot use smart zoom while shooting a
movie (MPEG Movie).
• [Smart Zoom] is set to [Off] in the SET UP
settings.
• The LCD screen is turned off.
image size
• The is set to [5.0M] or [4.5M(3:2)]
(DSC-P10/P12), or [3.1M] or [2.8M (3:2)]
(DSC-P8).
• 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 spotlighted subject in a dark
location such as on a stage.
• The brightness of the LCD screen is too bright.
• [PFX] (P. Effect) is set to [B&W] (DSC-P8
only).
• The smear phenomenon is occurring.
• The camera is functioning to increase the
visibility of the LCD screen by temporarily
brightening the image under conditions of low
illumination.
Solution
p Record in the macro recording mode. Make sure to position the
lens farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting
distance when shooting (page 24).
p Set it to other modes (page 55).
p Set to the auto focus mode (page 44).
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p Set [Smart Zoom] to [On] (pages 23 and 104).
p Turn on the LCD screen (page 28).
p Set image size
to other settings except [5.0M] or [4.5M(3:2)]
(DSC-P10/P12), or [3.1M] and [2.8M (3:2)] (DSC-P8)
(page 18).
p Adjust the exposure (page 45).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 39 and 105).
p Adjust the exposure (page 45).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 39 and 105).
p Cancel the B&W mode (page 57).
p This is not a malfunction.
p There is no effect on the recorded image.
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