Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P41 Operating Instructions Manual page 95

Symptom
Precision digital zoom
does not function.
Smart zoom does not
function.
The image is too dark.
The image is too bright.
When looking at the LCD
screen in a dark place,
some noise may show up
on the LCD screen.
The image is
monochrome (black and
white).
Vertical streaks appear
when you are shooting a
very bright subject.
Cause
• [Digital Zoom] is set to [Smart] on the Setup
screen.
• This function cannot be used when you shoot a
movie.
• [Digital Zoom] is set to [Precision] on the Setup
screen.
• The image size is set to [4M] or [3:2].
• You are shooting in Multi Burst mode.
• This function cannot be used when you shoot a
movie.
• You are shooting a subject with a light source
behind the subject.
• The brightness of the LCD screen is too low.
• You are shooting a spot lighted subject in a dark
location such as on a stage.
• The brightness of the LCD screen is too high.
• The camera temporarily brightens the LCD
screen to allow you to check the image being
displayed while you are using the camera in a
dark place.
• [PFX] (P.Effect) is set to [B&W].
• The smear phenomenon is occurring.
Solution
p Set [Digital Zoom] to [Precision] (pages 27, 46, 109).
—
p Set [Digital Zoom] to [Smart] (pages 27, 46, 109).
p Set
image size to other settings except [4M] and [3:2] (pages
21, 27).
p The smart zoom cannot be used in Multi Burst mode (pages 27,
57).
—
p Select the metering mode (page 54).
p Adjust the exposure (page 52).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight (pages 46, 110).
p Adjust the exposure (page 52).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight (pages 46, 110).
p This will have no effect on the image you shoot.
p Set it to any mode other than [B&W] (page 58).
p This is not a malfunction.
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