Sony DSC-L1 User Manual

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DSC-L1 2-186-455-11(1) [OpenType FONT]

Symptom

Cause/Solution

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. There is no effect on the recorded image.

Your camera cannot record images.

• No “Memory Stick Duo” has been inserted. Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” (page 21).
• The capacity of the “Memory Stick Duo” is full. Delete unnecessary images saved in the “Memory

Stick Duo” (pages 42 and 77) or change the “Memory Stick Duo”.

• You are using the “Memory Stick Duo” with the write-protect switch, and the switch is set to the

LOCK position. Set the switch to the recording position (page 117).

• You cannot record images while charging the ﬂash.
• Set the mode switch to

when shooting still images (page 27).

• Set the mode switch to

when shooting movies (page 75).

• The image size is set to [640(Fine)] when recording movies. Insert a “Memory Stick PRO Duo”

(pages 75 and 116) or set the image size to other than [640(Fine)].

Recording takes a long time.

• NR slow shutter function is activated (page 39).

The ﬂash does not work.

• The mode switch is set to other than

. Set the mode switch to

(page 27).

• The ﬂash is set to

(No ﬂash). Set the ﬂash to auto (No indicator), (Forced ﬂash) or

(Slow

synchro) (page 32).

• When shooting still images, select the other mode than (Twilight mode) or (Candle mode) for

the Scene Selection function (page 39).

• When

(Landscape mode), (Snow mode) or

(Beach mode) is selected for the Scene

Selection function, set the ﬂash to (Forced ﬂash) (page 32).

• Set [Mode] (REC Mode) to [Normal].

Fuzzy specks appear in images shot

using the ﬂash.

• Dust in the air reﬂected the ﬂash light and appeared in the image. This is not a malfunction.

You cannot shoot continuously.

• The capacity of the “Memory Stick Duo” is full. Delete unnecessary images saved in the “Memory

Stick Duo” (pages 42 and 77) or change the “Memory Stick Duo”.

• The battery pack is discharged, so you can shoot only one image. Install a charged battery pack

(page 13).

The eyes of the subject come out red. • Set [Red Eye Reduction] on the Setup screen to [On] (pages 33 and 112).

• Approach the subject and shoot from within the recommended shooting distance using the ﬂash

(page 32).

• Increase the indoor brightness and shoot the image.