Sony MVC-FD97 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual page 80

Symptom
You cannot display a print
mark.
The picture is noisy.
The picture is too dark.
The flash does not work.
The date and time are
recorded incorrectly.
Vertical streaks appear
when you are shooting a
very bright subject.
The zoom does not work.
Digital zoom does not
function.
The image is in
monochrome.
The image cannot be
played back on a
computer.
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Cause and/or Solution
• You cannot display print marks on moving images,
text images and Clip Motion images.
• Your camera is placed near a TV or other
equipment that uses strong magnets.
t
Move your camera away from the TV, etc.
• You are shooting a subject with a light source
behind the subject.
t
Adjust the exposure (page 58).
• The brightness of the LCD screen is too low.
t
Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen
(page 20).
• The flash is set to
t
Set the flash to (no indication),
(page 23).
• The camera is in one of the following PROGRAM
AE modes: Twilight, Twilight plus, or Landscape.
t
Cancel the PROGRAM AE function or set the
flash to (page 23, 56).
• The PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector is set to
MOVIE.
t
Set it to STILL.
• The flash is not popped up.
t
Pop up the flash (page 23).
• The date and time are not set correctly.
t
Set the correct date and time (page 14).
• This is called the smear phenomenon.
t
This is not a malfunction.
• PROGRAM AE is set to the Panfocus mode.
t
Cancel the Panfocus mode (page 56).
• You cannot use digital zoom when recording
moving pictures.
• Digital zoom is set to [OFF].
t
Set digital zoom to [ON] at the menu.
• You shot the image in TEXT mode.
t
Cancel the TEXT mode (page 52).
• The picture effect is set to B&W.
t
Cancel the B&W mode (page 60).
t
Consult the computer or software manufacturer.
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