12
SafetyPrecautions
Caution
Denotesthepossibilityofdamagetotheequipment.
• Donotaimthecameraatbrightlightsources(suchasthesunona
clearday).
Doingsomaydamagetheimagesensor.
• Whenusingthecameraonabeachoratawindylocation,becareful
nottoallowdustorsandtoenterthecamera.
Thismaycausetheproducttomalfunction.
• Inregularuse,smallamountsofsmokemaybeemittedfromthe
ash.
Thisisduetothehighintensityoftheashburningdustandforeign
materialsstucktothefrontoftheunit.Pleaseuseacottonswabtoremove
dirt,dustorotherforeignmatterfromtheashtopreventheatbuild-upand
damagetotheunit.
• Removeandstorethebatterieswhenyouarenotusingthecamera.
Ifthebatteriesareleftinsidethecamera,damagecausedbyleakagemay
occur.
• Beforeyoudiscardthebatteries,covertheterminalswithtapeor
otherinsulators.
Contactingothermetalmaterialsmayleadtoreorexplosions.
• Donotchargebatteriesofdifferenttypesatthesametime,oruse
olderbatteriestogetherwithnewerbatteries.
• Donotinsertthebatterieswiththe+and–terminalsreversed.
Thismaycausetheproducttomalfunction.
• Whenputtingthecamerainyourbag,ensurethathardobjectsdo
notcomeintocontactwiththescreen.
• Donotattachanyhardobjectstothecamera.
Doingsomaycausemalfunctionsordamagethescreen.