_ Notes on using the camera
Internal memory and "Memory
Stick Duo" media back up
Do not turn off the camera,
remox, e tile battery
pack, or remove the "Memory
Stick Duo"
media while the access lamp is lit. Otherwise,
the internal
memory data or "Memory
Stick
Duo" media may be damaged.
Be sure to make
a backup copy to protect your data.
On management files
When you insert a "Memory
Stick Duo" media
without
a management
file into the camera
and
turn oil the power,
pan of the "Memory
Stick
Duo" media capacity
is used to automatically
create a management
file. It may take some
time until you can perform
the next operation.
Notes on recording/playback
• Before you start rccordiug,
make a trial
recording
to make sure that the camera is
working
correctly.
• The camera
is neither
dust-proof,
nor splash-
proof, nor water-proof.
Read "Precautions"
(page 72) before operating
the camera.
• Avoid exposing
the camera
to water. If water
enters inside the camera,
a malfunction
may
OCCllr.
Ill SOllfle
cases,
the
cal3rlera
cannot
be
repaircd.
• Do not aim the camera
at the sun or other
bright light. It may cause the malfunction
of
the camera.
• Do not use the camera
near a location
that
generates
strong radio waves or emits
radiation.
Otherwise,
the camera may not
properly
record or play back images.
• Using the camera
in sandy or dusty locations
may cause malfunctions.
• If moisture
condensation
occurs, remove
it
befk)rc using the camera
(page 72).
• Do not shake or strike the camera.
It may
cause a malfunction
and you may not be able
to record images.
Furthermore,
the recording
media may become
unusable
or image data
may be damaged.
• Clean the flash surface before use. The heat
of flash emission
may cause dirt oil the flash
surface to become
discolored
or to stick to
the flash surface,
resulting
in insufficient
light emission.
Notes on the LCD screen, the LCD
finder and lens
• Tile LCD scrcen is manufactured
using
extremely
high-precision
technology
so over
99.99c_ of the pixels are operational
for
effective
use. However,
some tiny black and/
or bright dots (white, red, blue or green) may
appear on the LCD screen. These dots arc a
normal result of the manufacturiug
process,
and do not affect the recording.
• When the battery
level becomes
low, the lens
might stop moving.
Inserl a charged battery
pack and turn oil the camera
again.
• Do not hold the camera
by taking hold of the
LCD screen.
On camera's temperature
Your camera and battery
may get v<trm due to
continuous
use, but it is not a malfunction.
On the overheat protection
Dependiug
on the camcra
and battery
temperature,
you may be unable to record
movies or the power may turn off"
automatically
to protect
the camera.
A message
will be displayed
on the LCD
screen before the power turns off or you can
no longer record
movies.
On image data compatibility
• The camera conforms
with DCF (Dcsign rule
for Camera
File system)
universal
standard
established
by JEITA (Japan Electronics
and
Information
Technology
Industries
Association).
• Sony does not guarantee
that the camera will
play back images rccorded
or edited
with
other equipment,
or that other equipment
will
play back images recorded
with the camera.
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