Canon ZR30 MC Instruction Manual page 130

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• Some subjects are not suitable for autofocus. In these situations, you will often
get better results using manual focus (
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
don't work.
? The e e (play) button doesn't
work.
? There's a bright stripe on the
screen.
? The playback picture is rough
(with mosaic-like noise).
? There's no picture on the TV
screen, even though the tape is
moving.
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Many subjects at
different distances
Fast moving
objects
75). Focus on something which is
Behind glass
Dark subjects
Cause and/or what to do about it
• There are a number of restrictions on
using the digital effects. (
• 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
( 127).
• The video heads need cleaning
( 127).
• The TV/VIDEO selector on the TV
isn't set to VIDEO (
Without much
contrast (e.g. a
white wall)
Night scenes
59-65).
27).
17).
32-33).