Shooting Still Images/Movies - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T9 User's Manual / Troubleshooting

Shooting still images/movies

Your camera cannot record images.
Check the free capacity of the internal memory or "Memory Stick Duo" (pages 21, 22). If it is
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full, do one of the following:
Delete unnecessary images (
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Change the "Memory Stick Duo".
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You are using the "Memory Stick Duo" with the write-protect switch, and the switch is set to
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the LOCK position. Set the switch to the recording position (page 97).
You cannot record images while charging the flash.
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Set the mode switch to
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Set the mode switch to
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The image size is set to [640(Fine)] when recording movies. Do one of the following:
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Set the image size to other than [640(Fine)].
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Insert a "Memory Stick PRO Duo" (page 97).
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The subject is not visible on the screen.
Set the mode switch to a position other than
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Recording takes a long time.
The NR slow shutter function is activated (page 17). This is not a malfunction.
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The image is out of focus.
The subject is too close. Record in the close-up (Macro) recording mode. Make sure to
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position the lens farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting distance,
approximately 8 cm (3 1/4 inches) (W)/25 cm (9 7/8 inches) (T), when shooting. Or, select
(Magnifying glass mode) and focus from a distance of approx. 1 cm to 20 cm (13/32 inch
to 7 7/8 inches) from the subject (
(Magnifying glass mode),
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mode) is selected in the Scene mode when shooting still images.
The Focus preset function is selected. Select the auto focus mode (page 34).
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Refer to "If the subject is out of focus" on page 35.
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Optical zoom does not work.
You cannot change the zoom scale when shooting movies.
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Select a mode other than
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Precision digital zoom does not function.
Set [Digital Zoom] to [Precision] (page 48).
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This function cannot be used while shooting movies.
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step 6 in "Read This First").
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when shooting still images.
when shooting movies.
(page 25).
step 5 in "Read This First").
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(Twilight mode),
(Magnifying glass mode) when shooting still images.
(Landscape mode) or (Fireworks