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Sony DSC-P8 User Manual

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The image is out of focus.

• The subject is too close.

(Fireworks mode),

(Landscape mode)

or

(Twilight mode) is selected for the Scene

Selection function.

• The focus preset function is selected.

p Record in the macro recording mode. Make sure to position the

lens farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting
distance when shooting (page 24).

p Set it to other modes (page 55).

p Set to the auto focus mode (page 44).

Zoom does not work.

• The zoom feature cannot be used while shooting

movies (MPEG Movie).

Smart zoom does not
function.

• You cannot use smart zoom while shooting a

movie (MPEG Movie).

• [Smart Zoom] is set to [Off] in the SET UP

settings.

• The LCD screen is turned off.
• The

image size

is set to [5.0M] or [4.5M(3:2)]

(DSC-P10/P12), or [3.1M] or [2.8M (3:2)]
(DSC-P8).

p Set [Smart Zoom] to [On] (pages 23 and 104).

p Turn on the LCD screen (page 28).
p Set

image size

to other settings except [5.0M] or [4.5M(3:2)]

(DSC-P10/P12), or [3.1M] and [2.8M (3:2)] (DSC-P8)
(page 18).

The image is too dark.

• You are shooting a subject with a light source

behind the subject.

• The brightness of the LCD screen is too low.

p Adjust the exposure (page 45).

p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 39 and 105).

The image is too bright.

• You are shooting a spotlighted subject in a dark

location such as on a stage.

• The brightness of the LCD screen is too bright.

p Adjust the exposure (page 45).

p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 39 and 105).

The image is
monochrome (black and
white).

• [PFX] (P. Effect) is set to [B&W] (DSC-P8

only).

p Cancel the B&W mode (page 57).

Vertical streaks appear
when you are shooting a
very bright subject.

• The smear phenomenon is occurring.

p This is not a malfunction.

Noise appears in the
image when you view the
LCD screen in a dark
place.

• The camera is functioning to increase the

visibility of the LCD screen by temporarily
brightening the image under conditions of low
illumination.

p There is no effect on the recorded image.

Symptom

Cause

Solution

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