Camcorder User Manual

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The battery pack is exhausted extremely quickly even at normal temperatures.
- The battery may have reached the end of its battery life. Buy a new battery pack.
Recording
Pressing will not start recording.
- You cannot record while the camcorder is writing previous recording onto the memory (while the ACCESS
indicator is on or flashing).
- The memory is full or it already contains 3,999 scenes (the maximum number of scenes). Delete some
recordings ( 40) or initialize the memory ( 29) to free some space.
The point where was pressed does not match the beginning/end of the recording.
- There is a slight interval between pressing and the actual start of recording. This is not a
malfunction.
- When the pre-recording function is used, the beginning of the scene will differ from when was
pressed.
The camcorder will not focus.
- Autofocus does not work on the subject. Focus manually (
48).
- Lens is dirty. Clean the lens with a soft lens-cleaning cloth (
105). Never use tissue paper to clean the lens.
A vertical light bar appears on the screen.
- Bright light in a dark scene may cause a vertical light bar (smear) to appear. This is not a malfunction.
Changing the operating mode between recording ( )/record pause ( )/playback ( ) takes longer than
usual.
- When the memory contains a large number of scenes, some operations may take longer than usual. Back up
your recordings ( 74) and initialize the memory ( 29).
Movies or photos cannot be recorded properly.
- This may occur as movies and photos are recorded/deleted over time. Back up your recordings ( 74) and
initialize the memory ( 29).
Playback
Cannot add scenes to the playlist.
- The playlist cannot contain more than 99 scenes or 100 hours of scenes.
- You may not be able to add scenes to the playlist if they were recorded or edited using another device.
Cannot delete a scene.
- You may not be able to delete scenes recorded or edited using another device.
Deleting scenes takes longer than usual.
- When the memory contains a large number of scenes, some operations may take longer than usual. Back up
your recordings ( 74) and initialize the memory ( 29).
Cannot erase a photo
- The photo is protected. Remove the protection ( 64).
Start/Stop
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