Sony Handycam HDR-CX7 Handbook page 80

The access lamp remains lit or
flashing even when you stop
recording.
• Your camcorder is recording the scene you
have just shot on the "Memory Stick PRO
Duo."
The imaging field looks different.
• The imaging field may look different
depending on the condition of your
camcorder. This is not a malfunction.
The flash does not work.
• You cannot record with the flash with:
– Capturing still images while shooting a
movie
– If a conversion lens (optional) is attached
• Even if auto flash or
reduction) is selected, you cannot use the
internal flash with:
– NightShot
– [SUPER NIGHTSHOT]
– [TWILIGHT], [CANDLE],
[SUNRISE&SUNSET], [FIREWORKS],
[LANDSCAPE], [SPOTLIGHT],
[BEACH] or [SNOW] in [SCENE
SELECTION]
– [MANUAL] in [EXPOSURE]
– [SPOT METER]
The actual recording time for movie
is less than the expected
approximate recording time of the
"Memory Stick PRO Duo."
• Depending on an object, such as a fast
moving object, the time available for
recording may shorten (p. 10, 59).
There is a time difference between
the point where you press START/
STOP and the point that the
recorded movie starts/stops.
• On your camcorder, there may be a slight
time difference between the point where
you press START/STOP and the actual
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point that recording movie starts/stops.
This is not a malfunction.
The movie aspect ratio (16:9 (wide)/
4:3) cannot be changed.
• The aspect ratio of the movie recorded with
HD (high definition) image quality is 16:9
(wide).
The auto focus does not function.
• Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p. 72).
• The recording conditions are not suitable
for auto focus. Adjust the focus manually
(p. 72).
[STEADYSHOT] does not function.
• Set [STEADYSHOT] to [ON] (p. 61).
• [STEADYSHOT] may not be able to
compensate for excessive vibrations.
The BACK LIGHT function does not
function.
• The BACK LIGHT function cannot be used
during Easy Handycam operation.
The subjects passing by the lens
very fast appear crooked.
• This is called the focal plane phenomenon.
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.
Tiny spots in white, red, blue, or
green appear on the screen.
• The spots appear when you are recording
with [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] or [COLOR
SLOW SHTR]. This is not a malfunction.
The color of the image is not
correctly displayed.
• Set the NIGHTSHOT switch to OFF
(p. 32).