Sony Handycam HDR-FX7 Operating Instructions Manual page 95

The shutter sound is not heard when you record a still image.
• Set [BEEP] to [ON] (p. 75).
• There is no shutter sound while during movie shooting.
End search does not work.
• Do not eject the cassette after recording (p. 44).
• There is nothing recorded on the cassette.
• There is a blank section between recorded sections of the tape. This is not a malfunction.
Auto focus does not function.
• Press the FOCUS button to set to auto focus (p. 34).
• If auto focus is difficult to use, focus manually (p. 34).
Menu items are grayed out or does not work.
• You cannot select gray 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]
[D.EXTENDER]
[AE SHIFT]
[HISTOGRAM]
[SMTH SLW REC]
Shutter speed, gain, white balance or iris cannot be adjusted manually.
• Set the AUTO LOCK switch to the center position to release the auto lock mode.
Tiny spots in white, red, blue, or green appear on the screen.
• This phenomenon appears when using a slow shutter speed (p. 37). This is not a malfunction.
Situation
[EXPOSURE] is set to manual.
Two or more of iris/gain/shutter speed are set manually.
Iris, gain, and shutter speed are all set manually.
[EXPOSURE] is set to manual.
Two or more of iris/gain/shutter speed are set manually.
Iris, gain, and shutter speed are all set manually.
During [BACK LIGHT].
During [SMTH SLW REC].
[EXPOSURE] is set to manual.
Two or more of iris/gain/shutter speed are set manually.
iris, gain, and shutter speed are all set manually.
Displaying [COLOR BAR].
Displaying [COLOR BAR].
During [SHOT TRANS].
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