Shooting Still Images/Movies - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S500 Handbook

Shooting still images/movies

Your camera cannot record images.
Check the free capacity of the internal memory or "Memory Stick Duo" (page 23). If it is full,
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do one of the following:
Delete unnecessary images.
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Change the "Memory Stick Duo".
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You are using the "Memory Stick Duo" with the write-protect switch, and the switch is set to
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the LOCK position. Set the switch to the recording position (page 86).
You cannot record images while charging the flash.
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• When shooting a still image, set the mode dial to a position other than
Set the mode dial to
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The subject is not visible on the screen.
Set the mode dial to an other position than
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The image is out of focus.
The subject is too close. Record in the close-up (Macro) recording mode. Make sure to
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position the lens farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting distance,
approximately 5 cm (2 inches) (W)/35 cm (13 7/8 inches) (T), when shooting.
(Twilight mode) or
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images.
Zoom does not work.
You cannot change the zoom scale when shooting movies.
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Precision digital zoom does not function.
Set [Digital Zoom] to [Precision] (page 40).
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• This function cannot be used while shooting movies.
Smart zoom does not function.
Set [Digital Zoom] to [Smart] (page 40).
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This function cannot be used when:
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The image size is set to [6M] or [3:2].
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– Shooting movies.
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when shooting movies.
(page 26).
(Landscape mode) is selected in the Scene mode when shooting still
or .