Sony MVC-CD350 User Manual
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Shooting still images/movies
Symptom
Cause
Solution
The subject is not visible
on the screen.
• The mode dial is not set to
, ,
SCN
or
.
p Set it to
, ,
SCN
or
The image is out of focus.
• The subject is too close.
• The
(Twilight mode) or
(Landscape
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 25).
p Set it to other modes (page 55).
p Cancel the function (page 46).
Smart zoom does not
function.
• You cannot use smart zoom while shooting
movies (MPEG Movie).
• [Smart Zoom] is set to [Off] in the SET UP
settings.
• The image size is set to [3.1M] or [2.8M (3:2)].
—
p Set [Smart Zoom] to [On] (pages 40 and 105).
p Set the image size to other settings except [3.1M] and [2.8M
(3:2)].
The image is too dark.
• You are shooting a subject with a light source
behind the subject.
• The brightness of the screen is too low.
p Adjust the exposure (page 46).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 40 and 106).
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 46).
p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 40 and 106).
The image is
monochrome (black and
white).
• [PFX] (P. Effect) in the menu settings is set to
[B&W].
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.