During playback from the camera the movie stops now and then and goes digital/pixelated. Playback ok when on pc straight from card
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This can occur for a variety of reasons, but is most usually the result of using an older computer. Instead of playing the video directly off the camera via the USB cable, you should either first transfer the video to your computer, or use the included memory card reader. It does not indicate an issue with the camera.
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Sounds like a problem with the computer, not the camera. Some computers have problems playing full HD video. I would suggest trying to play the videos on different computers, to help determine if the issue lies with your specific computer.
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Isnt that a shame? so you're saying that it will look grainy on any blue ray player? I wouldve thought any encoding problem wouldve been fixed by now, i mean 300 just came out on blue ray.Do stores offer refunds or something? Have you tried a different blue ray? or a different TV? Im going to take mine to my friends house and test it on his LCD TV.thxThank you.
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I'm using game mode as well for gaming & it looks good, had to tweak the color saturation some though. I will be trying standard on my blu-ray input hopefully in the next few days, im hoping it works. I thought i had tried that but i honestly dont remember now if i did or not. Thanks for your input on your experience. I would have sent it back by now if I had not run across this post.
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If your computer is older and judging by the XP it might be, the computer video card may not be able to handle the hi definition video. Also by nature hi definition videos are large files. A 1080p movie that is 2 hours long easily exceeds 3 - 5 gigabytes. Hope that helps.
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Sounds like change input on monitor or TV, might have a bad flash on SD card, or bad cable going to TV...without seeing it first had tough to know for sure , do trial and error , you will find the problem....
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Not sure how that would help. It is not an issue of video quality. The problem is the zoom function stopped working. The zoom did work for two days, then quit working.
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Well it did play fine on my JVC player so i don't know what is going on ... i really hope it isn't the Sony Changer with the problems. thanks for your input Hope you get to watch the movie soon ...
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did you change your card? may need to format. if not, then id say the reader has messed up on viewer. try another card before quiting.
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I was messing with settings and had the same thing happened to me with it stopping and not recording constantly. I just reset it to default and after restart I picked English again. The default settings work best for me. I have used class 4 and class 10 microSDHC successfully with camera. If your computer doesn't read the videos on the memory card just plug camera into tv and or monitor with hdmi to verify that it is being recorded. I view and import videos with adapter card inserted into front of computer and realplayer program.
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I have the full 1080p selected and it records for about 6 hours and then begins looping
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I just got mine in the mail today and tried a few small videos around the house and am having video quality issues as well. I would say I'm not even getting 480i quality. The image is incredibly speckly (non-static blotches moving around in the darks). Looks the same whether I play it on my HDTV or on my computer (plenty fast for HD video). What am I doing wrong? Tried wiping the lens with a lens cloth...no effect. Batteries weren't charged yet, but since it's digital, not sure that should make a difference.Also, as a side note, do the people who are getting good quality use the digital zoom at all, or does it degrade your resolution by half? I just got mine in the mail today and tried a few small videos around the house and am having video quality issues as well. I would say I'm not even getting 480i quality. The image is incredibly speckly (non-static blotches moving around in the darks). Looks the same whether I play it on my HDTV or on my computer (plenty fast for HD video). What am I doing wrong? Tried wiping the lens with a lens cloth...no effect. Batteries weren't charged yet, but since it's digital, not sure that should make a difference.Also, as a side note, do the people who are getting good quality use the... » Read More I just got mine in the mail today and tried a few small videos around the house and am having video quality issues as well. I would say I'm not even getting 480i quality. The image is incredibly speckly (non-static blotches moving around in the darks). Looks the same whether I play it on my HDTV or on my computer (plenty fast for HD video). What am I doing wrong? Tried wiping the lens with a lens cloth...no effect. Batteries weren't charged yet, but since it's digital, not sure that should make a difference.Also, as a side note, do the people who are getting good quality use the digital zoom at all, or does it degrade your resolution by half? « Show Less
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If you have not formatted the card, try doing so on your PC. If every card that you put into it has a card error message, it might be the camera.
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Unfortunately I'm having the same issue. It continually records but it breaks as a 2 minutes video clips. I just got this cam not too long ago so I will have to figure out how to fix this problem and I'll let you know.
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If this is the initial setup then Im not sure. Try going to the settings and erase all of the video on the hd. Also check your settings. If you select rewrite it will write over the oldest clips
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Make sure you didn't accidentally set the playback speed to 1.5x , try VLC media player
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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