Canon MV430 Instruction Book page 129

S Note:
• Some subjects are not suitable for autofocus. In these situations, you will often
get better results using manual focus (CP 70). Focus on something which is
about the same distance away, lock the focus, and then point the camcorder at
your original, hard-to-focus subject.
Horizontal stripes Many subjects at
different distances
Behind glass
4z=4&'-
Reflective surfaces
(e.g. shiny car
surfaces)
Fast moving
objects
Dark subjects
i
L
Without much
contrast (e.g. a
white wall)
Night scenes
I Recording/Playback (Cont.)
Problem Cause and/or what to do about it
H Some/all of the digital effects
don't work.
H The ► (play) button doesn't
work.
There's a bright stripe on the
screen.
H The playback picture is rough
(with mosaic-like noise).
H There's no picture on the TV
screen, even though the tape is
moving.
• There are a number of restrictions on
using the digital effects (CXI 58-62).
• The camcorder is not set to TAPE
PLAY (MV430i: TAPE PLAY
(VCR)) mode (CX 26).
• The cassette is not loaded (CX 15).
• 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
(1X126).
• The video heads need cleaning
(CX 126).
• The TV/VIDEO selector on the TV
isn't set to VIDEO (CX 31-33).
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