Sony DSC-S40 User Manual
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Your camera cannot record images.
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Check the free capacity of the internal memory or “Memory Stick” (page 17). If they are full,
do one of the following:
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Delete unnecessary images (
t
step 6 in “Read This First”)
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Change the “Memory Stick”.
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Set the write-protect switch on the “Memory Stick” to the recording position (page 83).
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You cannot record images while charging the flash.
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Set the mode switch to
when shooting still images.
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Set the mode switch to
when shooting movies.
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The image size is set to [640(Fine)] when recording movies. Do one of the following:
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Set the image size to other than [640(Fine)].
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Insert a “Memory Stick PRO” (pages 21, 83).
The subject is not visible on the screen.
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Set the mode switch to an other position than
Recording takes a long time.
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The NR slow shutter function is activated (page 17). This is not a malfunction.
The image is out of focus.
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(Landscape mode) or
(Twilight mode) is selected as the Scene mode when you shoot
still images.
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Refer to “If the subject is out of focus” on page 29.
Zoom does not work.
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You cannot change the zoom scale when shooting movies.
Precision digital zoom does not function.
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Set [Digital Zoom] to [Precision] (page 42).
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This function cannot be used while shooting movies.
Smart zoom does not function.
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Set [Digital Zoom] to [Smart] (page 42).
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This function cannot be used when:
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The image size is set to [4M] or [3:2].
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Shooting in [Multi Burst] mode.
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Shooting movies.
The flash does not work.
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The flash is set to
(No flash) (
t
step 5 in “Read This First”).
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You cannot use the flash when: