Cautions for Use (Continued)
ºOptimum Use of the Battery
Special Characteristics of the Battery
This Battery is a rechargeable
After Use, Always Remove the Battery.
Be sure to remove the Battery from the Movie Camera. (If it is attached to the Movie Camera, a small amount of electric current is consumed even if the Movie Camera is turned off.) Leaving the Battery attached to the Movie Camera for a very long time could cause it to become excessively discharged, so that it cannot be used any more even after charging.
Keep the Battery’ s Terminals Clean.
Be careful that the terminals do not get plugged up with dust, dirt or other substances.
If you accidentally drop the Battery, confirm that the Battery itself and the terminals are not deformed. Attaching a deformed Battery to the Movie Camera or to the AC Adaptor could damage the Movie Camera or the AC Adaptor.
Discarding a Battery That Has Become Unusable
³The usable life of the Battery is limited.
³Do not throw the Battery in a fire because it could explode.
ºPrecautions for Storage
Before Storing the Movie Camera, Take out the Cassette and Remove the Battery.
Store all equipment in a dry place where the temperature remains relatively constant. (Recommended temperature is
Movie Camera
³Wrap it with a soft cloth to prevent dust form entering.
³Never leave the Movie Camera in places with high temperature.
Battery
³Extremely low or high temperature shortens the Battery life.
³Storing it in places with oily smoke and a lot of dust could cause the terminals to get rusty, and this can result in a malfunction.
³Do not allow metal objects (such as necklaces and hair pins) to touch the battery terminals.
³Store the Battery in discharged condition. If you store the Battery for a long time, we recommend that you charge it once a year and completely use up the charge before storing it again in discharged condition.
Cassette
³Rewind the tape to its beginning before storing. Leaving the cassette with the tape stopped halfway for more than 6 months (depending on the storing condition) loosens the tape. Be sure to rewind it to the beginning.
³Put the cassette in its case to store it. Dust, direct sunlight (ultraviolet rays) and humidity could damage the tape. Dust contains hard mineral particles and cassettes with dust damage the video heads and other parts of the Movie Camera. Make it a habit to always put the cassette back into its case.
³Completely wind the tape forward and then rewind it once every half year. Leaving the cassette for more than a year without winding/ rewinding it may deform the cassette because of stretching and shrinking of the tape due to changes in temperature and humidity.
Also, the tape may stick together.
³Do not place the cassette near strongly magnetized objects or equipment.
³The tape surface is coated with microscopic magnetic particles and they record signals. Such objects as magnetic necklaces and toys have stronger magnetic force than commonly thought, and this could erase the recorded contents and cause noise in picture and sound.
MultiMediaCard (NV-DS25 only)
³While the MultiMediaCard is being read, do not remove it, turn off the power, or subject it to vibrations and shocks.
³Do not leave the MultiMediaCard in a place with high temperature, exposed to direct sunlight, or where electromagnetic waves and static electricity can be generated.
³Do not bend or drop the MultiMediaCard as this could damage the MultiMediaCard or the stored contents.
³After use, be sure to remove the
MultiMediaCard from the Movie Camera. ³After using the MultiMediaCard or when storing
or carrying it, put it in the supplied MultiMediaCard Case.
³Do not touch the connector on the rear edge of the MultiMediaCard with your fingers and take care that no dirt, dust or water enters it.
ºLCD Monitor/Viewfinder/Lens Hood
LCD Monitor (NV-DS15, NV-DS150, NV-DS25 only)
³In places where big changes in temperature occur, condensation may form on the LCD Monitor. Wipe it with a soft, dry cloth.
³If the Movie Camera is very cold when it is turned on, the picture on the LCD Monitor is initially a little darker than normally. However, as the internal temperature rises, the LCD Monitor regains its normal brightness.
³Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD Monitor screen featuring a total of approximately 112,000 pixels. The result is more than 99.99% effective pixels with a mere 0.01% of the pixels inactive or always lit. However, this is not a malfunction and does not affect the recorded picture.
Viewfinder
³Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the Viewfinder screen featuring a total of approximately 113,000 pixels. The result is more than 99.99% active pixels, with a mere 0.01% of the pixels inactive or always lit. However, this is not a malfunction and does not affect the recorded picture.
³Do not leave the Viewfinder or the Lens aimed at the sun. This could seriously damage internal parts.
³If you use a
Lens Hood
³Never try to attach any conversion lens onto the front of the Lens Hood; it does not have a threaded mount on the front.
³When you want to attach the Tele Conversion Lens
³During recording with a filter or conversions lens attached, the four corners of the picture may become dark (vignetting effect), when you push the [W/T] Zoom Lever toward [W]. For details, please also read the operating instructions of the accessory being used.
Microphone Socket
³If you want to perform audio dubbing via an external microphone or audio equipment, connect it to the [MIC] Socket. In this case, the Movie Camera’s
ºRepeat Playback
³If you keep the Playback Button [1] pressed for more than 5 seconds, the Movie Camera switches over to the Repeat Playback Mode and the [R !] Indication appears. (To cancel the Repeat Playback Mode, set the [OFF/ON] Switch to [OFF].)
ºAttaching the Shoulder Strap
Before you go recording outside, we recommend that you attach the Shoulder Strap to prevent the Movie Camera from dropping accidentally.
1 Pull the end of the Shoulder Strap through the Shoulder Strap Holder on the Movie Camera.
2 Fold the end of the Shoulder Strap back, pull it first through the loop and then the Shoulder Strap Length Adjuster.
Pull it out more than 2 cm from the Shoulder Strap Length Adjuster so that it cannot slip off.
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