Sony DSC-P100/P120 Operating Instructions Manual page 97

Symptom
The LCD screen turns
blue and the subject does
not appear when
recording movies.
The image is out of focus. • The subject is too close.
Zoom does not work.
Precision digital zoom
does not function.
Smart zoom does not
function.
The image is too dark.
The image is too bright.
The image is
monochrome (black and
white).
Cause
• The image size is set to [640(Fine)] while an
A/V multi cable is connected to the multi
connector.
• (Twilight mode), (Landscape mode) or
(Fireworks mode) is selected for the Scene
Selection function.
• The focus preset function is selected.
• You cannot change the zoom scale when
shooting movies.
• [Digital Zoom] is set to [Smart] or [Off] in the
SET UP settings.
• This function cannot be used during shooting
movies.
• [Digital Zoom] is set to [Precision]or [Off] in the
SET UP settings.
image size
• The is set to [5M] or [3:2].
• You are shooting in Multi Burst mode.
• This function cannot be used during shooting
movies.
• 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].
Solution
p Disconnect the A/V multi cable.
p Set the image size to other than [640(Fine)].
p Record in the close-ups (Macro) recording mode. Make sure to
position the lens farther away from the subject than the shortest
shooting distance when shooting (page 26).
p Set it to other modes than
(Twilight mode),
mode) or (Fireworks mode) (page 35).
p Set to the auto focus mode (page 49).
—
Set [Digital Zoom] to [Precision] (pages 25, 45 and 113).
—
p Set [Digital Zoom] to [Smart] (pages 25, 45 and 113).
p Set image size
to other settings except [5M] and [3:2]
(pages 19 and 25).
p The smart zoom cannot be used in Multi Burst mode
(pages 25 and 59).
—
p Select the metering mode (page 55).
p Adjust the exposure (pages 52, 53 and 109).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight (page 114).
p Adjust the exposure (pages 52, 53 and 109).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight (page 114).
p Set it to the other modes than [B&W] (page 60).
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