Sony Handycam HDR-CX520 Handbook page 105

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started or stopped actually.
On your camcorder, there may be a slight
time difference between the point where you
press START/STOP and the actual point that
recording movie starts/stops. This is not a
malfunction.
The horizontal to vertical ratio of the
movie (16:9 (wide)/4:3) cannot be
changed.
The horizontal to vertical ratio of high
definition image quality (HD) movies is 16:9
(wide).
The auto focus does not function.
Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p. 74).
The recording conditions are not suitable for
auto focus. Adjust the focus manually (p. 74).
SteadyShot does not function.
Set [
STEADYSHOT] to [ACTIVE] or
[STANDARD], [
STEADYSHOT] to [ON]
(p. 78, 84).
Even if [
STEADYSHOT] is set to
[ACTIVE] or [STANDARD],
[
STEADYSHOT] to [ON], your camcorder
may not be able to compensate for excessive
vibrations.
The subjects passing by the screen very
fast appear crooked.
This is called the focal plane phenomenon.
This is not a malfunction. Because of the way
the image device (CMOS sensor) reads out
image signals, the subjects passing by the lens
rapidly might appear crooked depending on
the recording conditions.
The color of the image is not correctly
displayed.
Press NIGHTSHOT to cancel the NightShot
function (p. 31).
The screen image is bright, and the
subject does not appear on the screen.
Press NIGHTSHOT to cancel the NightShot
function (p. 31).
Horizontal stripes appear on the images.
This occurs when recording images under a
fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury
lamp. This is not a malfunction.
[LCD BL LEVEL] cannot be adjusted.
You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL] when:
The LCD panel is closed on your camcorder
with the LCD screen facing out.
The power is supplied from the AC Adaptor.
Magnification changes when the
recording mode is switched.
You cannot use digital zoom when your
camcorder is in the photo recording mode.
Playback
Images cannot be played back.
Select the recording media and the image
quality of a movie you want to play back
by touching
[MEDIA SETTINGS] (under
MEDIA] category)  [MOVIE MEDIA
SET]/[PHOTO MEDIA SET] (p. 67).
Select the image quality of a movie you want
to play back by touching
 [PLAYBACK SET] (under
[PLAYBACK] category)  [
(p. 87).
Images recorded on other devices may not be
played back. This is not a malfunction.
Photos cannot be played back.
Photos cannot be played back if you have
modified files or folders, or have edited the
data on a computer. (The file name flashes in
that case.) This is not a malfunction.
is indicated on an image on the
10
(MENU) 
[MANAGE
(MENU)
/
SET]

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