Canon OPTURA200 MC Instruction Manual page 166

? The camcorder does not focus.
E
Note:
• Some subjects are not suitable for autofocus. In these situations, you will
often get better results using manual focus (
which is about the same distance away, lock the focus, and then point the
camcorder at your original, hard-to-focus subject.
Horizontal stripes
Reflective surfaces
(e.g. shiny car
surfaces)
Recording/Playback (Cont.)
Problem
? Some/all of the digital effects
do not work.
? The e (play) button does not
work.
? There is a bright stripe on the
screen.
? The playback picture is rough
(with mosaic-like noise).
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Many subjects at
different distances
Fast moving
objects
• The camcorder is on manual focus
( 81).
• The viewfinder lens needs adjusting
( 156).
• The lens is dirty (
81). Focus on something
Behind glass
Dark subjects
Cause and/or what to do about it
• There are a number of restrictions
on using the digital effects.
( 65-70).
• The camcorder is not set to TAPE
PLAY (VCR) mode (
• The cassette is not loaded (
• The cassette has reached the end.
• When recording in dark places a
bright light in the scene may cause
a vertical light bar ("smear") to
appear. This is a normal feature of
camcorders.
• The video heads need cleaning
( 162).
162).
Without much
contrast (e.g. a
white wall)
Night scenes
32).
18).