Sony Cyber-shot DSC-12 Operating Instructions Manual page 98

Symptom
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.
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Cause
• [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].
• 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 Set [Digital Zoom] to [Smart] (pages 27, 46 and 114).
p Set image size
to other settings except [5M] and [3:2]
(pages 21 and 27).
p The smart zoom cannot be used in Multi Burst mode
(pages 27, 60).
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p Select the metering mode (page 56).
p Adjust the exposure (pages 53, 54 and 110).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight (page 115).
p Adjust the exposure (pages 53, 54 and 110).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight (page 115).
p Set it to the other modes than [B&W] (page 60).
p This phenomenon is not a malfunction.
p There is no effect on the recorded image.