Sony DSC-W100 - Manual (Page 84)

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The screen does not turn on even when the power is turned on.
• Turn on the screen (page 24).
Your camera cannot record images.
• Check the free capacity of the internal memory or “Memory Stick Duo” (page 25). If it is full,
do one of the following:
– Delete unnecessary images ( t step 6 in “Read This First”).
– Change the “Memory Stick Duo”.
• You are using the “Memory Stick Duo” with the write-protect switch, and the switch is set to
the LOCK position. Set the switch to the recording position (page 97).
• You cannot record images while charging the flash.
• When shooting a still image, set the mode dial to a position other than .
• Set the mode dial to when shooting movies.
• The image size is set to [640(Fine)] when recording movies. Do one of the following:
– Set the image size to other than [640(Fine)].
– Insert a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” (page 97).
The subject is not visible on the screen.
• Your camera is set to the Playback mode. Press the shutter button halfway down, change the
position of the mode dial, or press
to change to the recording mode ( t step 6 in “Read
This First”).
Recording takes a long time.
• The NR slow shutter function is activated (page 21). This is not a malfunction.
The image is out of focus.
• The subject is too close. Record in the close-up (Macro) recording mode. Make sure to
position the lens farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting distance,
approximately 6 cm (2 3/8 inches) (W)/30 cm (11 7/8 inches) (T), when shooting. (
t step 5
in “Read This First”).
• (Twilight mode) or (Landscape mode) is selected in the Scene mode when shooting still
images.
• The Focus preset function is selected. Select the auto focus mode (page 35).
• Refer to “If the subject is out of focus” on page 36.
Optical zoom does not work.
• You cannot change the zoom scale when shooting movies.
Precision digital zoom does not function.
• Set [Digital Zoom] to [Precision] (page 49).
• This function cannot be used while shooting movies.
Shooting still images/movies