Sony DSC-P30 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual page 78

Symptom
Your camera cannot delete
an image.
The power turns off
suddenly.
The image does not
appear on the TV screen.
A file error occurs when
you play back a file.
The picture is
monochrome (black and
white).
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Cause and/or Solution
• The image is protected.
t Cancel the protection (page 63).
• If you do not operate the camera for about three
minutes while the power is on, the camera turns off
automatically to prevent wearing down the battery
(page 11).
t The auto-power off function (page 11) is
activated. Turn on the camera.
• The battery is discharged.
t Replace it with a charged battery or new
alkaline batteries.
• The video output signal setting of your camera is
incorrect.
t Change the setting (page 70).
• The image size is larger than 1600×1200 (DSC-
P50) or 1280×960 (DSC-P30).
• The camera is set to TEXT mode.
t Cancel TEXT mode (page 49).
• P. EFFECT is set to B&W mode.
t Cancel B&W mode (page 55).