Cannot Record Images; Recording Takes A Long Time; Zoom Does Not Work - Sony DSC-HX10V Cyber-shot User Manual

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Shooting still images/movies

Cannot record images.

If images are recorded on the internal memory even when a memory card is inserted into the camera,
make sure that the memory card is fully inserted into the camera.
Check the free capacity of the internal memory or memory card. If it is full, do one of the following:
Delete unnecessary images.
Change the memory card.
You cannot record images while charging the flash.
When recording movies, it is recommended that you use the following memory cards:
"Memory Stick PRO Duo" (Mark2) media, "Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo" media
SD memory card, SDHC memory card or SDXC memory card (Class 4 or faster)
Set [Demo Mode] to [Off].
Smile Shutter function does not work.
No image is shot if a smiling face is not detected.
Set [Demo Mode] to [Off].
Anti-blur function does not work.
The anti-blur function may not work properly when shooting night scenes.
Shoot after pressing the shutter button halfway down.

Recording takes a long time.

When the shutter speed becomes slower than a certain speed, for example, when you shoot images
in dark locations, the camera automatically reduces the image noise. This function is called NR
(noise reduction) slow shutter and the shooting time takes longer.
The image is out of focus.
The subject is too close. When shooting, make sure to position the lens farther away from the subject
than the shortest shooting distance (approximately 5 cm (2 inches) (W)/1.2 m (3 ft 11 1/4 inches) (T)
from the lens).
(Night Scene), (Landscape),
selected in the Scene Selection when shooting still images.

Zoom does not work.

You cannot use the optical zoom when:
Shooting in [iSweep Panorama]
Shooting in [3D Sweep Panorama]
Shooting in [Sweep Multi Angle]
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