How to ensure that a Sony HDR pj380e camcorder continues to shoot movies without suddenly switching to taking still photos. Should I change a setting.
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I'm not sure how that's happening to you. There's a photo button you have to press to take stills. Maybe you are pressing that because it's on top.
665732
No issues with mine. Very good video and sound. Rarely use my nice digital camcorder anymore.
91549
Yes we have this too...plus a ticking noise! My husband just noticed it, and was like what the heck? You can actually hear it on the video while playing back if we are recording in absolute silence. When he shuts off the auto focus the ticking noise stops. I would be interested in others with this camcorder to comment on the noise.....I mean is this a defect or something that is just the way the camcorder is?
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It may be that you have inadvertantly turned the IS function off. Check your user manual to make sure you know what should be displayed to indicate the IS is on. Even if it is you still have to hold the camera reasonably still, all cameras.
1278589
That is not correct. You were probably in manual focus, or someone setup some strange focus points. I use this camara for filming hunting, and the focus must change constantly and have never had the issue you decribe. BTW love this camera. Great quality, but cheap enough that I dont feel I need to baby it every minute.
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Dear. I put my camera under automatic shot and all is ok. When I put in scene mode to film some movies it works great, the image is HD, the collors are great, the quality is very very good, the sound is perfect, but monaural, it has one microphone inside, near the button shot. Maybe your camera needs some audio configurations. One disadvantage is when you select scene movies you don´t have access to the ZOOM feature, you have to adjust zoom first. Good Luck
1665883
I had not tried that feature yet. I usually only leave the camera at its native settings for the highest quality. I usually edit the photos/videos after the raw footage is uploaded to keep the full resolution.
289197
I have the same camcorder and haven't gotten any grain in a well lit room. There are a few options you can try to reduce the graininess, especially in low-light conditions. Depending on how well a room is lit, it may well still be considered low light. I don't know if you've tried any of these yet, but here it goes: Try setting the camcorder 'cine mode' at 24p. Another setting which works for me is to set your camcorder to aperture priority (Tv) at 1/30, and your frame rate at 30 fps. Hopefully, one of these settings will work for you.
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Mine still working perfectly, but I use mostly for special events (over 30 min) recitals, graduations, etc., etc., etc. I use my Samsung S-5 Camera for most other short events.Are you sure it is an LCD problem?Check the camera manual online at: http://esupport.sony.com/US/p/model-home.pl?mdl=CCDTRV128&template;_id=1&region;_id=1&tab;=manuals#/manualsTabThere is also other resources that may help you with your problem.Best of luck
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When in video mode switch to 2 and you can start video.. switch back to 1 and you can take stills while in video mode. That's how it works on my 70D
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I have never had a similar problem when shooting in normal mode, BUT i did notice when shooting in HDR mode it drained the battery quickly and processed pretty slowly. I suspect the same is true for Panorama mode. I suspect both of these modes use a lot of processing power. I ended up taking it off of HDR mode and didn't have any problems. I bought a second battery from a guy on craigslist and like having a back-up, but that is more for when we haven't charged it for a while. I'm not sure if I did a firmware update or not.
854156
Yes though you may receive a weird message stating that some footage may not record properly. Never had an issue though. If it pops up inaccurate format simply remove the card (while cam is on) and put it back in. Should fix the problem
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How is the playback of the choppy file from cam to tv via HDMI? If that's choppy too, I'd suspect it was a recording issue. Does your memory card have a high enough transfer speed to handle the bitrate of that file? I film in the bluray format , and have no issues, however I do use a 600x card.
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I have captured still photos while recording by pressing the shutter button. the picture is captured and the recording continues. I was also confused with this, but when I reviewed the video I eventual saw the pictures taken after the video play back. Yes, I agree this camera is awesome. if you have a smartphone or tablet the sony app turn them into remote controls for the camera through Wi-Fi. I am sorry, if too much info, please disregard.
839582
If you set the Video AF to "Continuous" it does indeed seek a lot especially if there is any motion in your subject. If not in Continuous mode, it will stay fixed.
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Mine records well in sunny weather. Mine is set to automatically adjust ISO (light sensitivity). make sure it's set to auto adjust. Then try recording through an open window to make sure the glass isn't doing anything. Ps alwyn the camera can be set to record movies or take still photos
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I not sure but shooting it in the dark. In PS3 menu, go to videos-&gt;Memorystick option to see video files. You might be trying from Pictures-&gt;MemoryStick option. Please post a message if it works, I have purchased one of these cameras and waiting to receive it.