Sony Handycam DCR-SR100 Operating Manual page 82

The actual recording time for movie is less than the expected approximate
recording time.
• When you record an object that moves fast. the time available for recording ma) shorten (p.I 7.
61).
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.
• The temperature of your camcorder is extremely low. Turn on your camcorder and leave it lbr
a while. If you still cannot record, take the camcorder to a warm place.
• The maximum continuous recordable time is 12 hours.
• If you keep applying vibration on the camcorder, recording may stop.
• Fragmentation has occurred. Perform [HDD FORMAT] (p.59).
There is a time difference between the point where you press START/STOP and
the point that the recorded movie starts/stops.
• On _our camcorder, there may be a slight time dill_r_.,ncebet_een the point _l_erc you press
START/STOP and the actual point that recording movie starts/stops. Tiffs is not a malfunction.
Refer also to "Setup items" (p.84).
The auto focus does not function.
• Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p.54).
• The recording conditions are not suitable lbr auto focus. Acljust the focus manually (p.54).
[STEADYSHOT] does not function.
• Set [STEADYSHOT] to IONI (p.56).
• [STEADYSHOT] may not work for an excessive camera shake even if [STEADYSHOT] is set
to [ON].
The back light function does not function.
• The back light function is cancelh:d _ I1_.'1_ you set ]EXPOS URE] to [MAN UAL] (p.53)or select
]SPOT METER] 1p.52).
• The back light function does not work during Easy Handycam operation. Cancel Easy
Handycam operation (p.27).
A vertical band appears when recording candlelight or electric light in the dark.
• This occurs xqlen the contrast bctx_ ecn the subject and the background is too high. This is not
a malfunction.
A vertical band appears when recording a bright subject.
• This phenomenon is calh:d the smear el'l_ct. This is not a malfimction.
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