Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F828 Operating Instructions Manual page 122

Symptom
You cannot shoot images. • No recording medium is inserted.
Recording takes a long
time.
A sound is made when
changing between the
NightShot and
NightFraming modes, or
when the shutter button is
lightly pressed while
NightFraming is set.
The image colors are not
correct.
NightShot or
NightFraming does not
function.
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Cause
• The capacity of the recording medium is
insufficient.
• The /CF switch is not set to the proper
position.
• The write-protect switch on the "Memory Stick"
is set to the LOCK position.
• The CF card cover is open.
• You cannot shoot while the flash is charging.
• The mode dial is not set to
SCN when you want to shoot a still image.
• The mode dial is not set to
shoot a movie.
• The image size is set to [640 (Fine)] when you
shoot a movie.
• NR slow shutter function is activated.
• The sound is made by the lens in operation.
• The NightShot or NightFraming function is set.
• Picture effect is activated.
• The mode dial is set to S, A, M or SCN.
• Manual focus mode is selected.
Solution
p Insert a recording medium (pages 22, 23).
p Delete the images saved in the recording medium (page 43).
p Change the recording medium.
p Set the switch to the proper position (page 21).
p Set it to the recording position (page 144).
p Close the CF card cover (page 23).
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p Set the mode dial to
, P, S, A, M or
when you want to p Set the mode dial to
p Use a "Memory Stick PRO" or Microdrive (pages 100, 144).
p Set the image size to any position other than [640 (Fine)].
p Set to a faster shutter speed than 1/25 second (page 55).
p This is not a malfunction.
p Cancel the Nightshot/NightFraming functions (pages 77 and
78).
p Cancel Picture Effect (page 79).
p Set it to
p The NightFraming function cannot be used when manual focus
mode is selected. Set the FOCUS switch to AUTO (page 67).
, P, S, A, M or SCN (page 27).
(page 100).
, P or (only for NightShot) (pages 77 and 78).