Sony HANDYCAM DCR-DVD810 Operating Manual page 105

The recording stops.
• The temperature of your camcorder is
extremely high. Turn off your camcorder and
leave it for a while in a cool place.
• Moisture condensation has occurred. Turn
off your camcorder and leave it about 1 hour
(p. 121).
There is a time difference between
the point where you press START/
STOP and the point that movie
recording starts/stops.
• On your camcorder, there may be a slight
time difference between the point where you
press START/STOP and the actual point that
movie recording starts/stops. This is not a
malfunction.
The movie aspect ratio (16:9/4:3)
cannot be changed.
• You cannot change the movie aspect ratio in
the following cases.
– When [DISC] is selected on [MOVIE
MEDIA SET], you inserted a DVD+RW,
or no disc is inserted.
– When [MEMORY STICK] is selected on
[MOVIE MEDIA SET], no "Memory
Stick PRO Duo" is inserted.
The auto focus does not function.
• Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p. 92).
• The recording conditions are not suitable for
auto focus. Adjust the focus manually
(p. 92).
[STEADYSHOT] does not function.
• Set [STEADYSHOT] to [ON] (p. 81).
• [STEADYSHOT] may not be able to
compensate for excessive vibrations.
Tiny spots in white, red, blue, or
green appear on the screen.
• The spots appear when you are recording
with [S. NIGHTSHOT PLS] or [COLOR
SLOW SHTR]. This is not a malfunction.
The color of the image is not
correctly displayed.
• Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to OFF
(p. 41).
The screen image is bright, and the
subject does not appear on the
screen.
• Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to OFF
(p. 41).
The screen image is dark, and the
subject does not appear on the
screen (DCR-DVD710/DVD810).
• Press and hold DISP/BATT INFO for a few
seconds to turn on the backlight (p. 26).
Undesirable flicker occurs.
• This occurs when recording images under a
fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury
lamp. This is not a malfunction.
A vertical band appears when
recording candlelight or electric light
in the dark.
• This occurs when the contrast between the
subject and the background is too high.
This is not a malfunction.
A vertical white line appears on an
image taken in bright light.
• This phenomenon is called the smear effect.
This is not a malfunction.
Black bands appear when you
record a TV screen or computer
screen.
• Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p. 81).
[S. NIGHTSHOT PLS] cannot be
operated.
• Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to ON
(p. 41).
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