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DPOF
•Perform the DPOF Settings with your Camcorder.
•Verifying the DPOF Settings may take a little time. Wait until the Card Access Lamp goes out.
Lock Setting
•The Lock Setting carried out by this Camcorder is only effective for this Camcorder.
•The SD Memory Card has a write protection switch on it. If the switch is moved to the [LOCK] side, you cannot write to or format the Card. If it is moved back, you can.
Playing Back on Your TV
•Depending on your TV, nothing may be shown even if you correctly connect the Camcorder with your TV. In this case, set [AV JACK] on the [INITIAL]
•Picture size may be displayed differently when playing back a Cinema picture on a
Recording Pictures from a Card onto a
Tape
•When recording the Card Image on a Tape, its size is transformed into 720 × 480 pixels according to the DV format.
•If you attempt to record a still picture with a large image size on a Tape, there may be a reduction in the quality of the image.
Audio Dubbing
•The blank section of a tape cannot be dubbed.
•Sounds sent through the DV terminal cannot be dubbed.
•If a tape has a
•If you set the tape counter back to 0 at the position where you want to stop Audio Dubbing so as to make it possible to use the Memory Stop Function (p. 65), Audio Dubbing is terminated automatically when the tape reaches this position.
•In the case of importing data recorded with Audio Dubbing to a PC using the PC’s software, only the original sound (ST1) may be imported, depending on the software.
Using the DV Cable for Recording
(Digital Dubbing)
•Regardless of the setting, digital dubbing is carried out automatically in the same audio recording mode as that of the playback Cassette.
•The images on the recorded monitor may be disturbed, but it does not affect the recorded images.
•Even if Playback Digital Effects, Playback Zoom, or Playback Title In have been used, these effects are not output from the DV terminal.
•Even if you use a device equipped with DV Terminals, you may not be able to perform Digital Dubbing in some cases.
•Date or other information to be displayed cannot be displayed if the software of the connected equipment does not support the display function.
Cautions for Use
After Use
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4 Detach the power supply and retract the Viewfinder or the LCD Monitor. (pp. 13~14, 16)
5 To protect the Lens, attach the supplied Lens Cap.
Cautions for Use
When you use your Camcorder on a rainy or snowy day or on a beach, make sure that no water enters the Camcorder.
•Water may cause the Camcorder or Cassette to malfunction. (Irreparable failure may occur.)
•If sea water splashes onto the Camcorder, wet a soft cloth with tap water, wring it well, and use it to wipe the camera body carefully. Then, wipe it again thoroughly with a soft dry cloth.
Keep the Camcorder away from magnetized equipment (such as a microwave oven, TV, video game equipment, etc.).
•If you use the Camcorder on or near a TV, images or sounds may be disturbed due to electromagnetic wave radiation.
•Do not use near a cell phone because doing so may cause noise to adversely affect the picture and sound.
•Recordings on the tape may be damaged, or images may be distorted, by strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors.
•Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by a microprocessor may adversely affect the Camcorder, causing the disturbance of images and sounds.
•If the Camcorder is affected by magnetically charged equipment and does not function properly, turn off the Camcorder power and detach the Battery or AC Adaptor and then connect the Battery or AC Adaptor again. Thereafter, turn on the Camcorder power.
Do not use your Camcorder near radio transmitters or
•If you record pictures near radio transmitters or
Do not use this Camcorder for surveillance purposes or other business use.
•If you use the Camcorder for a long period of time, the internal temperature increases and, consequently, this may cause malfunction.
•This Camcorder is not intended for business use.
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