Camcorder User Manual

Chapter 6 Maintenance
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Notes on CCD image sensors
Vertical smear
Smear tends to be produced when an extremely bright object is being
shot; it is more likely to occur with a faster electronic shutter speed.
Vertical smear
Aliasing
When patterns of stripes or lines are shot, they may appear jagged.
Vertical tails show on the image.
Monitor screen
Bright object
(mercury lamp, the sun, reflections, etc.)