Sony Handycam HDR-TG5E Handbook page 100

Recording
Refer also to "Memory Stick PRO Duo"
media (p. 99).
Pressing START/STOP or PHOTO fully does
not record images.
Your camcorder is recording the image you
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have just shot on the recording media. You
cannot make new recording during this
period.
The recording media is full. Delete
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unnecessary images (p. 49).
Total number of movie scenes or photos
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exceeds the recordable capacity of your
camcorder (p. 106, 107). Delete unnecessary
images (p. 49).
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 recording media.
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 flash does not work.
You cannot record with the flash while:
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Capturing photos while recording a movie
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[CONVERSION LENS] is set to [WIDE
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CONVERSION]
Even if auto flash or
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reduction) is selected, you cannot use the
flash with:
[SPOT MTR/FCS]
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[SPOT METER]
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[MANUAL] in [EXPOSURE]
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[TWILIGHT], [CANDLE],
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[SUNRISE&SUNSET], [FIREWORKS],
[LANDSCAPE], [SPOTLIGHT], [BEACH] or
[SNOW] in [SCENE SELECTION]
The actual recording time for movies is
less than the expected recording time of
(Auto redeye
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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. (p. 106).
There is a time difference between the
point when START/STOP is pressed fully
and the point that the recording movie is
started or stopped actually.
On your camcorder, there may be a slight time
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difference between the point where you press
START/STOP fully and the actual point that
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 [ STEADYSHOT] to [ON] (p. 72).
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Even if [ STEADYSHOT] is set to
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[ON], your 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.
Horizontal stripes appear on the images.
This occurs when recording images under a
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fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury