Sony DSC-T3/T33 Operating Instructions Manual page 108

Symptom
The image is too bright.
The image is monochrome (black and
white).
Vertical streaks appear when you are
shooting a very bright subject.
Noise appears in the image when you
view the LCD screen in a dark place.
Your camera cannot record images.
Recording takes a long time.
The flash does not work.
Fuzzy specks appear in images shot
using the flash.
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Cause/Solution
• You are shooting a spotlighted subject in a dark location such as on a stage. Adjust the exposure
(pages 60 and 120).
• The brightness of the LCD screen is too bright. Adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight (page
125).
• Set [PFX] (P.Effect) to the other modes than [B&W] (page 68).
• The smear phenomenon is occurring. This phenomenon is not a malfunction.
• The camera is functioning to increase the visibility of the LCD screen by temporarily brightening the
image under conditions of low illumination. There is no effect on the recorded image.
• No "Memory Stick Duo" has been inserted. Insert a "Memory Stick Duo" (page 24).
• The capacity of the "Memory Stick Duo" is full. Delete unnecessary images saved in the "Memory
Stick Duo" (pages 49 and 86) or change the "Memory Stick Duo".
• You are using the "Memory Stick Duo" with the write-protect switch, and the switch is set to the
LOCK position. Set the switch to the recording position (page 129).
• You cannot record images while charging the flash.
• Set the mode switch to when shooting still images (page 31).
• Set the mode switch to when shooting movies (page 84).
• The image size is set to [640(Fine)] when recording movies. Insert a "Memory Stick PRO Duo"
(pages 84 and 128) or set the image size to other than [640(Fine)].
• NR slow shutter function is activated (page 43).
• Set the mode switch to (page 31).
• The flash is set to (No flash). Set the flash to auto (No indicator), (Forced flash) or
synchro) (page 37).
• When shooting still images, select the other mode than
or (Candle mode) for the Scene Selection function (page 43).
• When (Magnifying glass mode),
or (High-speed shutter mode) is selected for the Scene Selection function, set the flash to
(Forced flash) (page 37).
• Set [Mode] (REC Mode) to [Normal].
• Dust in the air reflected the flash light and appeared in the image. This is not a malfunction.
(Twilight mode),
(Landscape mode), (Snow mode),
(Slow
SL
(Fireworks mode)
(Beach mode)