Sony DSC-U20 - Manual (Page 82)

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Shooting images
The battery life is short. • You are shooting/viewing images in an
extremely cold location.
• The batteries are not charged enough.
• The batteries are dead (page 97).
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p Charge the batteries (page 12).
p Replace the batteries with a new one.
You cannot turn on the
camera. • The batteries are not installed correctly. p Install the batteries correctly (page 15).
The power turns off suddenly. • If you do not operate the camera for about
three minutes when using batteries, the
camera turns off automatically to prevent
wearing down the battery (page 19).
• The batteries are discharged.
p Turn on the camera again (page 19).
p Replace them with charged batteries (page 15).
Symptom Cause Solution
Symptom Cause Solution
The subject does not appear
on the LCD screen. • The mode switch is set to PLAY. p Set the mode switch to STILL or MOVIE
(pages 26 and 49).
The image is out of focus. • The subject is too close.
• The vivid nature mode is selected for the
Scene Selection function.
• The Focus preset function is selected.
p Make sure to position the lens farther away
from the subject than the shortest shooting
distance (10 cm) when shooting (page 37).
p Set it to other modes (page 35).
p Set it to [AUTO] (page 38).
The image is too dark. • The LCD screen is too dark. p Set [LCD LIGHT] to [ON] (page 28).
The image is too bright. • The LCD screen is too bright. p Set [LCD LIGHT] to [OFF] (page 28).
The image is monochrome
(black and white). • [P. EFFECT] is set to [B&W] mode. p Cancel [B&W] mode (page 41).
Vertical streaks appear when
you are shooting a very bright
subject. • The smear phenomenon is occurring. p This is not a malfunction.