Shooting still images/movies – Sony DSC-S950 User Manual

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Troubleshooting

Cannot record images.

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Check the free capacity of the internal memory or “Memory Stick Duo” media. If it is full, do
one of the following:

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Delete unnecessary images (page 32).

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Change the “Memory Stick Duo” media.

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You cannot record images while charging the flash.

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When shooting a still image, set the mode dial to a position other than

.

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Set the mode dial to

when shooting movies.

The subject is not visible on the screen.

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Your camera is set to the Playback mode. Press

(Playback) to change to the recording

mode (page 30).

Anti-blur function does not work.

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The anti-blur function does not work when

appears on the display.

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The anti-blur function may not work properly when shooting night scenes.

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Shoot after pressing the shutter button halfway down; do not press it fully down suddenly.

The image is out of focus.

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The subject is too close. Make sure to position the lens farther away from the subject than the
shortest shooting distance, approximately 5 cm (2 inches) (W)/50 cm (1 feet 7 3/4 inches) (T)
from the front of the lens, when shooting (page 22).

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(Twilight) mode or

(Landscape) mode is selected in the Scene Selection mode when

shooting still images.

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The Focus preset function is selected. Select the auto focus mode (page 42).

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Refer to “If the subject is out of focus” on page 43.

Zoom does not work.

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You cannot use the Smart zoom depending on the image size (page 58).

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You cannot use the digital zoom while shooting movies.

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You cannot change the zoom scale while shooting movies.

Shooting still images/movies

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