Sony DSC-P7 User Manual

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Digital zoom does not
function.

• You cannot zoom while shooting a movie

(MPEG movie).

• [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [OFF] in the SET

UP setting.

• The LCD screen is OFF.

p Set it to [ON] (pages 52, 93).

p Turn it ON (page 28).

The image is too dark.

• You are shooting a subject with a light source

behind the subject.

• The brightness of the LCD screen is too low.
• [POWER SAVE] is set to [ON].

p Adjust the exposure (page 55).

p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 52, 94).

p Set [POWER SAVE] to [OFF] (pages 52, 94).

The image is too bright.

• You are shooting under a spotlight in a dark

location, like stage lighting.

• The LCD screen is too bright.

p Adjust the exposure (page 55).

p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 52, 94).

The image is
monochrome (black and
white).

• [PFX] (P. EFFECT) is set to [B&W].

p Cancel the B&W mode (page 62).

Vertical streaks appear
when you are shooting a
very bright subject.

• The smear phenomenon is occurring.

p This is not a malfunction.

You cannot shoot images.

• No “Memory Stick” is inserted.
• The capacity of the “Memory Stick” is

insufficient.

• The write-protect switch on the “Memory Stick”

is set to the LOCK position.

• You cannot shoot while the flash is charging.
• The mode dial is not set to

or SCN while

shooting a still image.

• The mode dial is not set to

when shooting a

movie.

p Insert a “Memory Stick” (page 18).

p Delete the images saved in the “Memory Stick,” or format it.

p Change the “Memory Stick.”

p Set it to the recording position (page 96).


p Set it to

or SCN (pages 22, 30).

p Set it to

(page 71).

Cannot shoot images with
the flash.

• The mode dial is set to

, SET UP, or

.

• The flash is set to

(No flash).

• When shooting still images, Scene selection is

set to the Twilight mode.

p Set it to a setting other than

, SET UP, or

(page 26).

p Set the flash to “Auto” (no indicator) or (forced flash)

(page 26).

p Cancel the Twilight mode (page 30).

Symptom

Cause

Solution

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