Canon Digital Video Camcorder ZR20 - Manual (Page 98)

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Additional
Information
Note:
• Some subjects are not suitable for autofocus. In these situations, you will often
get better results using manual focus ( 66). 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)
Night scenes Fast moving
objects
Dark subjects
Recording/Playback (Cont.)
Cause and/or what to do about it
• There are a number of restrictions on
using the digital effects. ( 54-58).
• The camcorder is not set to PLAY
(VCR) mode ( 26).
• The cassette is not loaded ( 16).
• 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.
Problem
? Some/all of the digital effects
don’t work.
? The e (play) button doesn’t
work.
? There’s a bright stripe on the
screen.
• The video heads need cleaning
( 95).
• The video heads need cleaning
( 95).
• The TV/VIDEO selector on the TV
isn’t set to VIDEO ( 31-32).
? The playback picture is rough
(with mosaic-like noise).
? There’s no picture on the TV
screen, even though the tape is
moving.
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