Canon GL2 - Manual (Page 144)

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• Some subjects are not suitable for autofocus. In these situations, you will often get better results
using manual focus ( 79). Focus on something which is about the same distance away, lock the
focus, and then point the camcorder at your original, hard-to-focus subject.
Horizontal stripes Many subjects at
different distances
Behind glass Without much contrast
(e.g. a white wall)
Reflective surfaces (e.g.
shiny car surfaces)
Fast moving objects Dark subjects Night scenes
Recording/Playback (Cont.)
Cause and/or what to do about it
• There are a number of restrictions on using the
digital effects. ( 62).
• The camcorder is not set to TAPE PLAY (VCR)
mode ( 87).
• The cassette is not loaded ( 18).
• The cassette has reached the end.
• When recording in dark places a bright light in
the scene may cause a vertical light bar
(“smear”) to appear. This is a normal feature of
camcorders.
• The video heads need cleaning ( 141).
• AV
\ DV OUT (Analog-digital converter) is not
set to OFF in the menu ( 103).
• The video heads need cleaning ( 141).
• The TV/VIDEO selector on the TV is not set to
VIDEO ( 95-96).
• The speaker has been turned off with the
selector dial ( 89).
• Headphones are being used.
Problem
? Some/all of the digital effects do not
work.
? The e (play) button does not work.
? There is a bright stripe on the screen.
? The playback picture is rough (with
mosaic-like noise).
? There is no picture on the TV screen.
? There is no picture on the TV screen,
even though the tape is moving.
? There is no sound coming from the
speaker during playback.