80 EN
TROUBLESHOOTING
(cont.)
SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSES CORRECTIVE ACTION
10.
Snapshot mode cannot be
used.
11.
The colour of Snapshot
looks strange.
12.
Although Snapshot is
attempted, flash does not
take place.
13.
Although a Snapshot is
taken with the flash, Red-
Eye Reduction does not
take place.
14.
The image taken using
Snapshot is too dark.
10.
•The Squeeze mode is
selected.
•High Speed Recording is
being attempted.
11.
•The light source or the
subject does not include
white. Or there are various
different light sources
behind the subject.
12.
•The subject is too bright
with the flash set to “AUTO”
or “AUTO ”.
•If blinks, the flash is
being charged.
•Multi-Analyser 4 or Multi-
Analyser 9 is selected.
•The camcorder is in the
Record mode.
•In the Menu Screen, “GAIN
UP” is set to “OFF” or “P.AE/
EFFECT” is set to “TWI-
LIGHT”.
•The flash is pushed down.
13.
•The subject does not look
straight toward the flash.
•The subject does not look at
the first flash, which is an
important part of Red-Eye
Reduction.
•The camcorder is too far
from the subject.
•“FLASH” is not set to
“AUTO ” in the Menu
Screen.
14.
•The flash is pushed down.
•The flash emission window
is covered by fingers, etc..
•The flash brightness is set to
produce a darker image
(adjustment value: –3).
•The camcorder is too far
from the subject.
•Shooting was performed
under backlit conditions.
10.
•Disengage the Squeeze
mode (੬ pg. 32).
•Do not use High Speed
Recording (੬ pg. 28).
11.
•Set “FLASH” to “ON” in the
Menu Screen. Or find a
white subject and compose
your shot so that it also
appears in the frame
(੬ pg. 18, 20, 34).
12.
•Set “FLASH” to “ON” in the
Menu Screen (੬ pg. 34).
•It can take up to 10 seconds
to charge the flash.
•Disengage Multi-Analyser 4
or Multi-Analyser 9
(੬ pg. 19).
•Set the camcorder in the
Record-Standby mode
(੬ pg. 34).
•Set “GAIN UP” to
“AUTO ” or “AGC”
(੬ pg. 31) or disengage the
“TWILIGHT” mode
(੬ pg. 41).
•Raise the flash using the
FLASH OPEN Switch
(੬ pg. 34).
13.
•The subject should look
straight toward the flash,
especially the first flash. If
the subject does not see the
first flash, it will be difficult
for Red-Eye Reduction to
take place (੬ pg. 34).
•The flash is effective for
subjects at a distance of
approx. 0.7 m to 2 m from
the camcorder (੬ pg. 34).
•Set “FLASH” to “AUTO ”
in the Menu Screen to
display the Red-Eye
Reduction indicator
(੬ pg. 34).
14.
•Raise the flash using the
FLASH OPEN Switch
(੬ pg. 34).
•Do not cover the flash
emission window.
•Adjust the flash brightness to
a larger value (੬ pg. 35).
•The flash is effective for
subjects at a distance of
approx. 0.7 m to 2 m
(੬ pg. 34).
•Press the BACKLIGHT
Button (੬ pg. 42).
