Notes on usingthe camera
Internal memory and "Memory
Stick Duo" back up
Do nol turn o|| tile camera, relnove tile battery
pack, or remove tile "Menlo U Stick Duo' while
lhe access lamp is Ill. Ofllerwise, lhe internal
nlemory dala or "Memo W Stick Duo" nlay be
damaged. Be sure 1o nlake a backup copy 1o
protect your dala.
Notes on recording/playback
• Belole you start recording, make a trial
rccordillg 1o make sure dial the calnera is
working correctly.
• Tile canlera is neither dust-prooL nor splash-
prooL nor water-prool. Read ' Precauflons"
(page 38) belore operating the canlera.
• Avoid exposing the camera to water. If water
enters inside file camera, a nlalfimcflon nlay
occur. In some cases, file camera cannot be
repaired.
• Do not ainl the camera al tile sun or other brigbl
light. It may cause the malhmction of your
canlcra.
• Do nol use lhe canlera near a location that
generates strong radk! waves or enlils radiation.
Otherwise, the canlera nlay not properly record
or play back images.
• Using the canlera in sandy or dusty locations
nlay cause lnalfllnclions.
• If [noisturc condensaflon occurs, renlove il
beR)rc using the canlera (page 38).
• Do not shake or strike the camera. It nlay cause
a nlalhmction and you may not be able to record
images. Furthernlore, the lecording media nlay
become unusable or image data may be
danlaged.
• Clean the flash surl,*ce beR)re use. The heal of
flash emission may cause dirt on the flash
surlace to become discolored or to stick to tile
flash surl_,ce, resulting ill insullicienl ]igbl
elllisgion,
Notes on the LCD screen
• Tile LCD screen is manuh_cturcd using
extrenlely lligll-precision technology so over
99.99% ol lhe pixels are operational lot
ellective u_, However, sonic tiny black and/or
bright dots (while, red, blue or green) nlay
appear on lhe LCD screen. These dots ale a
nornlal result of tile manul, tcturing process, and
do not afllrct tile recording.
• If water droplets or other liquids splash on the
LCD screen and make it wet, immediately wipe
off the screen with a soil clofll. Leaving liquids
on tile LCD screen surlace call harnl lhe qualily
and cause a ii/all/lnclion.
On image data compatibility
• This camera colllbnns wilh DCF/Design rule
lot Canlera File systenl) universal standard
established by JEITA (Japan Electronics and
Intornlatkm Technology Industries
Association).
• golly does llOI g/liffalltce that tile cilnlera will
play back inlages recorded or edited with other
equipment, or that ofller equipnlent will play
back images recorded with the canlera.
_Warning on copyright
Television progranls, lihns. _ ideotapes, and other
nlaterials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized
recording of sucll materials may be conmu y to tile
pro_ isions of the copyrighl laws.
+No compensation for damaged
content or recording failure
Solly Callnot c'.)lllpensate lor |qil/ire to rt:c,ord or
loss or dalnage ol l_2corded content dlle to a
[llilllunctiOll of lhe canlera or rccordillg nledia,
etc.