Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P7 Operating Instructions Manual page 81

Symptom
Digital zoom does not
function.
The image is too dark.
The image is too bright.
The image is
monochrome (black and
white).
Vertical streaks appear
when you are shooting a
very bright subject.
You cannot shoot images. • No "Memory Stick" is inserted.
Cannot shoot images with
the flash.
Cause
• You cannot zoom while shooting a movie
(MPEG movie).
• [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [OFF] in the SET
UP setting.
• The LCD screen is OFF.
• You are shooting a subject with a light source
behind the subject.
• The brightness of the LCD screen is too low.
• [POWER SAVE] is set to [ON].
• You are shooting under a spotlight in a dark
location, like stage lighting.
• The LCD screen is too bright.
• [PFX] (P. EFFECT) is set to [B&W].
• The smear phenomenon is occurring.
• The capacity of the "Memory Stick" is
insufficient.
• The write-protect switch on the "Memory Stick"
is set to the LOCK position.
• You cannot shoot while the flash is charging.
• The mode dial is not set to
shooting a still image.
• The mode dial is not set to
movie.
• The mode dial is set to , SET UP, or
• The flash is set to (No flash).
• When shooting still images, Scene selection is
set to the Twilight mode.
Solution
—
p Set it to [ON] (pages 52, 93).
p Turn it ON (page 28).
p Adjust the exposure (page 55).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 52, 94).
p Set [POWER SAVE] to [OFF] (pages 52, 94).
p Adjust the exposure (page 55).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 52, 94).
p Cancel the B&W mode (page 62).
p This is not a malfunction.
p Insert a "Memory Stick" (page 18).
p Delete the images saved in the "Memory Stick," or format it.
p Change the "Memory Stick."
p Set it to the recording position (page 96).
—
p Set it to
or SCN while
when shooting a p Set it to
p Set it to a setting other than
.
p Set the flash to "Auto" (no indicator) or (forced flash)
(page 26).
p Cancel the Twilight mode (page 30).
or SCN (pages 22, 30).
(page 71).
, SET UP, or (page 26).
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