Canon ELURA 50 Instruction Manual page 153

[] The camcorder won't locus.
• The camcorder is on manual focus
([22176).
• The viewfinder lens needs adjusting
( [_ 144).
• The lens is dirty ([._ 149).
[] Note:
• Some subiects are not suitable for autofocus. In these sitaations, you will often
get bettor results using manual focus ([.L] 76). Focus on something which is
about the same distance away, lock the focus, and then point the camcorder at
your original, hard-m-focus subject.
Horizontal stripes Many subjects at Behind glass
different distances
Without much
contrast (e.g, a
white wall)
Reflective surfaces Fast moving
(e.g, shiny car objects
surfaces)
Dark subjects Night scenes
Problem Cause and/or what to do about it
[] Some/all of the digital effects don't
work.
[] The • (play) button doesn't work.
• There are a number of restrictions on
using the digital effects (_ 61_68).
• The camcorder is not set to TAPE
PLAY (VCR) mode (_ 29).
• The cassette is not loaded ( [7_ 17).
• The cassette has reached the end.
[] There's a bright stripe on the
screen.
• When recording in dark places a
bright light in tim scene may cause a
vertical light bar ("smear") to appear.
This is a normal feature of
camcorders.
[] The playback picture is rough • The video heads need cleaning
(with mosaic-like noise). ( [:[] 149).
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