Shooting Still Images/Movies - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S800 Instruction & Operation Manual

Troubleshooting

Shooting still images/movies

Your camera cannot record images.
Check the free capacity of the internal memory or "Memory Stick Duo". If it is full, do one of
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the following:
Delete unnecessary images (page 28).
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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 98).
You cannot record images while charging the flash.
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Set the mode dial to
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Set the mode dial to
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The subject is not visible on the screen.
Your camera is set to the Playback mode. Press
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mode (page 28).
The image is out of focus.
The subject is too close. Shoot in
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farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting distance, approximately 2 cm (13/16
inches) (W)/70 cm (27 5/8 inches) (T), when shooting (page 21).
(Twilight mode) or
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images.
Zoom does not work.
The smart zoom cannot be used when image size is set to [8M] or [3:2].
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The digital zoom cannot be used while shooting movies.
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The zoom scale cannot be changed while shooting movies.
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The flash does not work.
The flash is set to
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You cannot use the flash when:
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[Mode] (REC Mode) is set to [Burst] (page 37).
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(High sensitivity mode) or
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Shooting movies.
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• Set the flash to
(Snow mode) is selected in the Scene mode (page 21).
Fuzzy specks appear in images shot using the flash.
Dust in the air reflected the flash light and appeared in the image. This is not a malfunction.
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, , , , ,
when shooting movies.
(Macro) recording mode. Make sure to position the lens
(Landscape mode) is selected in the Scene mode when shooting still
(Flash forced off) (page 21).
(Twilight mode) is selected in the Scene mode (page 26).
(Flash forced on) when
, , , when shooting still images.
(Playback) to change to the recording
(Landscape mode), (Beach mode), or
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