Sony Handycam HDR-CX130 Handbook page 87

Photos cannot be recorded.
You cannot record photos together with:
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[Smth Slw REC]
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[Golf Shot]
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[ Fader]
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The camcorder cannot shoot photos while it
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is in the movie recording mode, depending
on the [ REC Mode] or [
selected.
The access lamp remains lit or flashing
even if recording was stopped.
Your camcorder is recording the scene you
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have just shot on the memory card.
The imaging field looks different.
The imaging field may look different
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depending on the condition of your
camcorder. This is not a malfunction.
The actual recording time for movies is
less than the expected recording time of
the recording media.
Depending on the recording conditions, the
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time available for recording may be shorter,
for example when recording a fast moving
object, etc.
The camcorder stops operating.
The temperature of your camcorder is
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extremely high. Turn off your camcorder and
leave it for a while in a cool place.
The temperature of your camcorder is
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extremely low. Turn off your camcorder and
take it to a warm place. Leave the camcorder
there for a while, then turn on the camcorder.
If you keep applying vibration on the
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camcorder, recording may stop.
There is a time difference between the
point when START/STOP is pressed and
the point that the recording movie is
started or stopped actually.
On your camcorder, there may be a slight
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time difference between the point where you
press START/STOP and the actual point that
Frame Rate]
recording movie starts/stops. This is not a
malfunction.
The horizontal to vertical ratio of the
movie (16:9 (wide)/4:3) cannot be
changed.
The horizontal to vertical ratio of high
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definition image quality (HD) movies is 16:9
(wide).
The auto focus does not function.
Set [Focus] to [Auto] (p. 69).
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The recording conditions are not suitable for
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auto focus. Adjust the focus manually (p. 69).
SteadyShot does not function.
Set [
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[
Even if [
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[Standard], [
camcorder may not be able to compensate for
excessive vibrations.
The subjects passing by the screen very
fast appear crooked.
This is called the focal plane phenomenon.
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This is not a malfunction. Because of the way
the image device (CMOS sensor) reads out
image signals, the subjects passing by the lens
rapidly might appear crooked depending on
the recording conditions.
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SteadyShot] to [Active] or [Standard],
SteadyShot] to [On] (p. 72).
SteadyShot] is set to [Active] or
SteadyShot] to [On], your