how do i stop my dsc-p200 from showing 'image size over'?

The 'image size over' screen shows (i think) when photo's are too large. however it does this whether the camera is set to 7, 5, 3, or ever 1mb!!! how can a 1 mb image be too big? also, if i take (for example) 5 pictures of the same thing, in the same resolution, with the same sunlight etc (effectively the SAME photo), some of them will randomly produce the 'image size over' response and others won't. how can i simply turn off/stop the camera from saying 'image size over' or how can i make images a size that the camera will accept??? Does anyone know what determines whether an image is too large or not, because pixel numbers seem to be irrelavent?

Sara,

The "image size over" error indicates that you're trying to playback in image size that cannot be played back on the Camera. Depending on the colors brought into the image, the memory size can change. A small angle tilt of the camera can even do this. How clear is your memory stick? Are you just using the 32MB card that came with the camera, or do you have a bigger one? If the problem continues, you might try contacting Sony for support.

Resetting the camera might make the issue stop. Using a paper-clip with the reset button while the camera is ON might solve your problems. I hope this helps.

Andrew