Sony DSR-PD175P/PD177P Operating Manual page 91

• You cannot record still images on a "Memory Stick Duo" media in the following cases.
– While executing [FADER]
– While executing [SMTH SLW REC]
– When and the shutter speed is slower than 1/50
– While using shot transition
– When [COLOR BAR] is set to [ON]
• Assign [PHOTO] to the ASSIGN 7/PHOTO button, or any one of the ASSIGN buttons.
You cannot record a smooth transition on a tape from the last recorded scene
to the next.
• Perform End search (p. 43).
• Do not remove the cassette (the picture will be recorded continuously without a break even
when you turn the power off).
• Do not record pictures in DVCAM mode and DV SP mode on the same tape.
The shutter sound is not heard when you record a still image.
• Set [BEEP] to [ON] (p. 79).
• No shutter sound will be output during movie recording or while an external device is
connected.
End search does not work.
• Do not eject the cassette after recording (p. 43).
• There is nothing recorded on the cassette.
• There is a blank section between recorded sections of the tape. This is not a malfunction.
Automatic focus does not function.
• Set the FOCUS switch to AUTO to enable the automatic focus function (p. 24).
• Adjust the focus manually if the automatic focus does not work properly (p. 24).
Menu items are grayed out or do not work.
• You cannot select grayed out display items in the current recording/playback situation.
• There are some functions you cannot activate simultaneously. The following list shows
examples of unworkable combinations of functions and menu items.
Cannot use
[BACK LIGHT],
[SPOTLIGHT]
[CNTRST ENHCR]
[FADER]
Situation
Two or more of iris, gain, and shutter speed are set manually.
[IRIS/EXPOSURE] is set to [EXPOSURE] and image
brightness is adjusted with the iris ring
[HYPER GAIN] is set to [ON].
[BACK LIGHT] is set to [ON].
No tape is inserted.
Moisture condensation has occurred inside the camcorder.
The write-protect tab on the cassette is set to SAVE.
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