Panasonic AG-DVC60P - Manual (Page 75)

TROUBLE- SHOOTING
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Other types of video recording
Editing
Displays
Playback (images)
The subject is not brought
into focus automatically. • Is the manual focus mode established?
You can focus automatically only when the auto focus mode is
established.
• Are you shooting a scene where it’s hard to bring the subject into
focus in the auto focus mode?
Some subjects are hard to bring into focus in the auto focus mode.
If this is the case, bring the subject into focus in the manual focus
mode.
It may be hard to bring the subject into focus when:
1. both close and distant objects are to be shot
2. shooting through dirty windows or other glass
3. shooting in dark places
4. there are sparkling or shiny objects around the subject
5. subjects are moving fast
6. shooting scenes with minimal contrast
7. shooting at a low shutter speed
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I can’t perform audio dub-
bing. • Is the tab on the cassette tape used to prevent accidental erasure
at the open (SAVE) position?
You cannot edit if this tab is open.
• Are you trying to edit a part that was shot in the LP mode?
You cannot perform audio dubbing on tapes recorded in the LP
mode because the tracks on the tape in this mode are narrower
than the head width.
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There’s something wrong
with the time code dis-
play. • If a tape is played in the reverse slow mode, the time code display
may not register a regular count, but this is not a sign of malfunc-
tioning.
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The remaining tape dis-
play differs from the
actual amount of tape
remaining. • The remaining tape is not displayed accurately if you shoot continu-
ously for periods of less than 30 seconds.
• The display may show 2 to 3 minutes less remaining tape than the
time actually remaining on the tape.
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I can’t play back a tape
even when I press the
play button. • Is the VCR lamp lighted?
No kind of playback operation can be performed unless this lamp is
lighted.
P43
Mosaic-like noise appears
when I cue or review a
tape. • This noise is inherent to digital video technology. It is not a sign of
malfunctioning.
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Playback images do not
appear on the TV screen
even though I have con-
nected the camera-
recorder to the TV set
properly. • Is the TV input selector set to “video input?”
Read the TV set’s instruction manual carefully, and select the video
input connector you should use to connect your camera-recorder.
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The playback images are
not displayed clearly. • Are the camera-recorder’s heads dirty?
The playback images will not be displayed clearly if these heads
are dirty.
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