Sony DCR-SR46BDL - Manual (Page 80)

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A vertical band appears when
recording candlelight or electric light
in the dark.
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This occurs when the contrast between the
subject and the background is too high.
This is not a malfunction.
A vertical white line may appear on an
image taken in bright light.
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This phenomenon is called the smear effect.
This is not a malfunction.
Undesirable flicker occurs.
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This occurs when recording images under a
fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury
lamp. This is not a malfunction.
Black bands appear when you record a
TV screen or computer screen.
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Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p. 58).
[S. NIGHTSHOT PLS] cannot be
operated.
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Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to ON.
[COLOR SLOW SHTR] does not operate
correctly.
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[COLOR SLOW SHTR] may not operate
correctly in total darkness. Use NightShot
plus or [S. NIGHTSHOT PLS].
You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL].
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You cannot adjust [LCD BL LEVEL] when:
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The LCD panel is closed on your
camcorder with the LCD screen facing
out.
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The power is supplied from the AC
Adaptor.
Playing back
Images cannot be played back.
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Set the media of the image you want to
play back, by touching (HOME) 
(MANAGE MEDIA)  [MOVIE MEDIA
SET]/[PHOTO MEDIA SET] (p. 20).
Still images cannot be played back.
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Still images cannot be played back if you
have modified files or folders, or have
edited the data on a computer. (The file
name flashes in that case.) This is not a
malfunction (p. 91).
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Still images recorded by other devices
may not be played back, or appeared in
the actual size. This is not a malfunction
(p. 91).
“ ” is indicated on an image in the
[VISUAL INDEX] screen.
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Loading of the data may have failed. It
may be indicated correctly when you turn
off the power and then turn it on again,
or repeat removing and inserting the
“Memory Stick PRO Duo” a couple of
times.
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This may appear on still images recorded
by other devices, edited on a computer, etc.
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The AC Adapter or the battery pack may
have been removed from the camcorder
while the ACCESS lamp was flashing just
after recording finished. As a result, the
image data may have been damaged and
may appear.
“ ” is indicated on an image in the
[VISUAL INDEX] screen.
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Execute [REPAIR IMG.DB F.] (p. 54). If it
still appears, delete the image marked with
(p. 37).
No sound or only a quiet sound is heard
during playback.
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Turn up the volume (p. 30).