Sony DSC-H3 - Manual (Page 103)

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Troubleshooting
This subject is not visible on the screen.
• The camera is set to the playback mode. Press to change to the recording mode (page 33).
Anti-blur function does not work.
• The anti-blur function does not work when appears on the display.
• The anti-blur function may not work properly when shooting night scenes.
• Shoot after pressing the shutter button halfway down; do not press it fully down suddenly.
Recording takes a long time.
• The NR slow shutter function is activated (page 18). This is not a malfunction.
The image is out of focus.
• The subject is too close. Shoot in (Macro) recording mode. Make sure to position the lens
farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting distance, approximately 2 cm
(13/16 inches) (W)/90 cm (2 feet 11 1/2 inches) (T), when shooting (page 26).
• (Twilight mode), (Landscape mode) or (Fireworks mode) is selected in the Scene
Selection mode when shooting still images.
• If (Advanced Sports Shooting mode) is selected in the Scene Selection mode and the
subject is too close, focusing may be difficult.
• The Focus preset function is selected. Select the auto focus mode (page 47).
• Confirm that the [Conversion Lens] setting is correct (page 72).
• Refer to “If the subject is out of focus” on page 48.
Zoom does not work.
• You cannot use the Smart zoom when the image size is set to [8M] or [3:2].
• You cannot use the Digital Zoom when:
– [Face Detection] is set to [On].
– (Advanced Sports Shooting mode) is selected in the Scene Selection mode.
– You shoot movies.
• You cannot change the zoom scale while shooting a movie.
• Confirm that the [Conversion Lens] setting is correct (page 72).
The flash does not work.
• The flash is set to (Flash forced off) (page 26).
• You cannot use the flash when:
– [REC Mode] is set to [Burst] or Exposure Bracket (page 43).
– (High Sensitivity mode), (Advanced Sports Shooting mode), (Twilight mode) or
(Fireworks mode) is selected in the Scene Selection mode (page 30).
– Shooting movies.
• Set the flash to (Flash forced on) when the mode dial is set to M or when (Landscape
mode), (Beach mode), or (Snow mode) is selected in the Scene Selection mode
(page 26).