Sony MVC-CD500 User Manual
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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.
Your camera cannot
record images.
• No disc has been inserted.
• The disc is full.
• The disc has not been initialized.
• You cannot record images while charging the
flash.
• The mode dial is not set to
, P, S, A, M or
SCN when shooting a still image.
• The mode dial is not set to
when shooting a
movie.
p Insert a disc (page 18).
p Replace it with a new one. Format the disc when using a CD-
RW.
p Initialize the disc (page 19).
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p Set it to
, P, S, A, M, or SCN (page 22).
p Set it to
Recording takes a long
time.
• NR slow shutter function is activated.
p Set to a faster shutter speed than 1/25 second (page 46).
The built-in flash or the
optional external flash
(HVL-F32X/F1000) does
not work.
• The mode dial is not set to
, P, S, A, M, SCN
or
(Clip Motion).
• The flash is set to
(No flash).
• The
(Twilight mode) is selected for the
Scene Selection function.
• The
(Landscape mode),
(Snow mode) or
(Beach mode) is selected for the Scene
Selection function.
• [Moving Image] in the SET UP settings is set to
[MPEG Movie] or [Multi Burst].
• [Mode] (REC Mode) in the menu settings is set
to [Burst 3] or [Exp Brktg].
• [Hot Shoe] in the SET UP settings is set to [On].
p Set it to
, P, S, A, M, SCN or
(Clip Motion) (pages 22
and 80).
p Set the flash to auto (No indicator), (Forced flash) or
(Slow synchro) (page 27).
p Set it to other settings (page 64).
p Set the flash to (Forced flash) (page 27).
p Set it to [Clip Motion].
p Set it to other settings.
p Set it to [Off] (pages 41 and 117).
Symptom
Cause
Solution
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