Sony DSC-P2 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual page 79

Symptom
Digital 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.
You cannot shoot images. • No "Memory Stick" is inserted.
Cause
• You cannot zoom while shooting a movie
(MPEG movie).
• [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [OFF] in the SET
UP setting.
• The LCD screen is OFF.
• You are shooting a subject with a light source
behind the subject.
• The brightness of the LCD screen is too low.
• [POWER SAVE] is set to [ON].
• You are shooting under a spotlight in a dark
location, like stage lighting.
• The LCD screen is too bright.
• [PFX] (P. EFFECT) is set to [B&W].
• The smear phenomenon is occurring.
• The capacity of the "Memory Stick" is
insufficient.
• The write-protect switch on the "Memory Stick"
is set to the LOCK position.
• You cannot shoot while the flash is charging.
• The mode dial is not set to
shooting a still image.
• The mode dial is not set to
movie.
Solution
—
p Set it to [ON] (pages 50, 92).
p Turn it ON (page 26).
p Adjust the exposure (page 53).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 50, 93).
p Set [POWER SAVE] to [OFF] (pages 50, 93).
p Adjust the exposure (page 53).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 50, 93).
p Cancel the B&W mode (page 60).
p This is not a malfunction.
p Insert a "Memory Stick" (page 17).
p Delete the images saved in the "Memory Stick," or format it.
p Change the "Memory Stick."
p Set it to the recording position (page 95).
—
p Set it to
or SCN while
when shooting a p Set it to
or SCN (pages 20, 28).
(page 69).
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