Sony DCR-SR46BDL - Manual (Page 79)

Troubleshooting
79

The temperature of your camcorder is
extremely high. Turn off your camcorder
and leave it for a while in a cool place.

You cannot record images in sleep mode.
Cancel QUICK ON (p. 27).

Your camcorder is recording the image you
have just shot onto the media. You cannot
make a new recording during this period.

The temperature of your camcorder is
extremely low. Turn off the camcorder
and take it to a warm place. Leave the
camcorder there for a while, then turn on
the camcorder.
The ACCESS lamp remains lit even
when you stop recording.

Your camcorder is recording the image you
have just shot on the media.
The recording angle looks different.

Recording angle may vary depending on
the condition of the camcorder. This is not
a malfunction.
The actual recording time for movie is
less than the expected approximate
recording time of the media.

Depending on the recording conditions,
the time available for recording may be
shorter, for example when recording a fast
moving object, etc. (p. 57).
The recording stops.

The temperature of your camcorder is
extremely high. Turn off your camcorder
and leave it for a while in a cool place.

The temperature of your camcorder is
extremely low. Turn off the camcorder
and take it to a warm place. Leave the
camcorder there for a while, then turn on
the camcorder.

If vibrations occur continuously, recording
may stop.
There is a time difference between the
point where you press START/STOP
and the point that movie recording
starts/stops.

On your camcorder, there may be a slight
time difference between the point where
you press START/STOP and the actual
point that movie recording starts/stops.
This is not a malfunction.
The auto focus does not function.

Set [FOCUS] to [AUTO] (p. 71).

The recording conditions are not suitable
for auto focus. Adjust the focus manually
(p. 71).
[STEADYSHOT] does not function.

Set [STEADYSHOT] to [ON] (p. 58).

[STEADYSHOT] may not be able to
compensate for excessive vibrations.
Tiny spots in white, red, blue, or green
appear on the screen.

The spots appear when you are recording
with [S. NIGHTSHOT PLS] or [COLOR
SLOW SHTR]. This is not a malfunction.
The color of the image is not correctly
displayed.

Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to OFF
(p. 28).
The screen image is bright, and the
subject does not appear on the screen.

Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to OFF
(p. 28).
The screen image is dark, and the
subject does not appear on the screen.

Press and hold DISP/BATT INFO for a few
seconds to turn on the backlight (p. 19).