Sony DSC-V3 Fall 2005 Operating Instructions Manual page 122

Symptom
The image is too dark.
The image is too bright.
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.
A sound is made when changing
between the NightFraming and
NightShot modes, or when the
shutter button is lightly pressed while
NightFraming is set.
The image colors are not correct.
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Cause/Solution
• You are shooting a subject with a light source behind the subject. Select the metering mode (page
60), adjust the exposure (page 61) or set the fl ash mode to (Forced fl ash) (page 69).
• The brightness of the LCD screen is too low. Adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight (page 141).
• You are shooting a spotlighted subject in a dark location such as on a stage. Adjust the exposure
(page 61).
• The brightness of the LCD screen is too bright. Adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight (page
141).
• 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 recording medium has been inserted. Insert a recording medium (page 21).
• The capacity of the recording medium is full. Delete unnecessary images saved in the recording
medium (pages 46 and 99) or change the recording medium.
• The write-protect switch on the "Memory Stick" is set to the LOCK position. Set the write-protect
switch to the recording position (page 144).
• The /CF switch is not set to the proper position. Set the switch to the proper position (page 21).
• You cannot record images while charging the fl ash.
• Set the mode dial to , P, S, A, M or SCN when shooting still images (page 12).
• Set the mode dial to when shooting movies (page 97).
• The image size is set to [640(Fine)] when recording movies. Insert a "Memory Stick PRO" (pages
97 and 144) or set the image size to other than [640(Fine)].
• NR slow shutter function is activated (page 58).
• The sound is made by the lens in operation. This is not a malfunction.
• The NightFraming or NightShot function is set. Cancel the NightFraming/NightShot functions
(pages 77 and 78).
• Picture Effect function is activated. Cancel the Picture Effect function (page 78).