Important Notes About the Hard Disk Drive
Your hard disk camcorder allows you to shoot and store many hours of video. However, there are differences between recording onto a hard disk and recording onto other media. Make sure to follow the points below when using your camcorder. For more details, refer to Handling Precautions (
113).
Back up your recordings periodically
Make sure to transfer your movies and photos to an external device such as a computer or
digital video recorder ( 
80) and back them up regularly and especially after making important recordings. Canon shall not be liable for any loss or corruption of data.
Do not subject the camcorder to vibrations or strong impacts
The hard disk is a
Keep the drop sensor activated whenever possible
The drop sensor ( 
96) detects when the camcorder is dropped and activates a protection mechanism to help prevent hard disk damage. Turning this function off will disable the mechanism. Even if this function
is set to [ 
On] and the camcorder is dropped, hard disk damage can occur.
Do not disconnect the power source while the camcorder is on
Always turn the camcorder off before removing the battery or compact power adapter.
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