Sony DSC-F717 - Manual (Page 94)

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Shooting still images/movies
Symptom Cause Solution
The subject does not
appear on the screen. • The FINDER/LCD switch is set to FINDER. p Set it to LCD (page 22).
The subject is not visible
on the screen. • The mode dial is set to or SET UP. p Set it to other modes (pages 20 and 75).
The image is out of focus. • The subject is too close.
• The Landscape mode is selected for the Scene
Selection function.
• Manual focus mode is selected.
• [CONVERSION LENS] in the SET UP settings
is set to [ON].
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 29).
p Set the FOCUS switch to AUTO/ZOOM (pages 23 and 48).
p Set it to [OFF] (pages 42 and 110).
Zoom does not work. • [CONVERSION LENS] in the SET UP settings
is set to [ON].
• FOCUS switch is set to MANUAL.
p Set it to [OFF] (pages 42 and 110).
p Set the FOCUS switch to AUTO/ZOOM (page 23).
Digital zoom does not
function. • The digital zoom cannot be used when shooting
a movie (MPEG MOVIE).
• [DIGITAL ZOOM] in the SET UP settings is set
to [OFF].
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p Set it to [ON] (pages 42 and 110).
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 49).
p Adjust the brightness of the screen (pages 42 and 112).
The image is too bright. • You are shooting a spotlighted subject in a dark
location such as on a stage.
• The brightness of the screen is too bright.
p Adjust the exposure (page 49).
p Adjust the brightness of the screen (pages 42 and 112).
Vertical streaks appear
when you are shooting a
very bright subject. • The smear phenomenon is occurring. p This is not a malfunction.