Sony DSC-P2 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual page 78

Battery and power (continued)
Symptom
The battery pack runs
down too quickly.
The power cannot be
turned on.
The power turns off
suddenly.
Shooting still images / movies
Symptom
The LCD screen does not
turned on when the power
is turned on.
The subject is not visible
on the LCD screen.
The image is out of focus. • The subject is too close.
Unable to zoom.
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Cause
• You are recording/playing back images in an
extremely cold location.
• The battery pack is not charged enough.
• The battery pack is dead (page 96).
• The battery pack is not installed properly.
• The AC power adaptor is disconnected.
• If you do not operate the camera for about 90
seconds while the power is on, the camera turns
off automatically to prevent wearing down the
battery (when [POWER SAVE] is [OFF], after
three minutes.) (page 14).
• The battery pack is discharged.
Cause
• The power was turned off with the LCD screen
set to OFF the last time you used the camera.
• The mode dial is not set to
• Scene selection is set to the Landscape mode.
• Focus preset is selected.
• You cannot zoom while shooting a movie
(MPEG movie).
Solution
—
p Fully charge the battery pack (page 10).
p Replace the battery pack with a new one.
p Install the battery pack properly (page 10).
p Connect it securely to your camera (page 13).
p Turn on the power again (page 14).
p Replace it with a charged battery pack (page 10).
Solution
p Turn the LCD screen ON (page 26).
, SCN, or . p Set it to
p Set the macro recording mode when you shoot a subject that is
within 50 cm (19
the lens farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting
distance when shooting (page 22).
p Cancel the setting (page 28).
p Set to the auto focus mode (page 53).
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, SCN, or, (pages 20, 28, 69).
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/ inches) from the lens. Make sure to place
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