Sony CD Mavica MVC-CD500 Operating Instructions Manual page 100

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 screen.
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.
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Cause
• The power was turned off with the LCD
backlight turned off the last time you used the
camera.
• The mode dial is not set to
SCN or
.
• The (Twilight mode) or
mode) is selected for the Scene Selection
function.
• The focus preset function is selected.
• [Conversion Lens] in the SET UP settings is set
to [On].
• [Conversion Lens] in the SET UP settings is set
to [On].
• The zoom magnification cannot be changed
while shooting movies (MPEG Movie).
• You cannot use smart zoom while shooting
movies (MPEG Movie).
• [Smart Zoom] is set to [Off] in the SET UP
settings.
• The image size is set to [5.0M] or [4.5M(3:2)].
• You are shooting a subject with a light source
behind the subject.
• The brightness of the LCD screen is too low.
• The LCD backlight is set to off.
• You are shooting a spotlighted subject in a dark
location such as on a stage.
• The brightness of the LCD screen is too bright.
Solution
p Turn on the LCD backlight (page 30).
, P, S, A, M, p Set it to
and 80).
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 26).
(Landscape p Set it to other modes (page 64).
p Cancel the function (page 51).
p Set it to [Off] (pages 41 and 117).
p Set it to [Off] (pages 41 and 117).
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p Set [Smart Zoom] to [On] (pages 41 and 116).
p Set image size to other settings except [5.0M] and [4.5M(3:2)].
p Adjust the exposure (page 51).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 41 and 118).
p Turn the LCD backlight on (page 30).
p Adjust the exposure (page 51).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 41 and 118).
, P, S, A, M, SCN or
(Clip Motion) (pages 22