About status indicator during charging

When the status indicator is flashing at a particularly fast or slow rate, the following should be considered.

Flashing with approx. 4 second period (off for approx. 2 seconds, on for approx. 2 seconds):

≥When the battery is over discharged or the temperature of the battery is too high or low. It can be charged, but it may take a few hours to complete the charging normally.

≥It will flash in approx. 2 second intervals when normal charging resumes. Even in such cases, it may start flashing in approx.

4 second intervals until charging is completed depending on the conditions of use.

Flashing with approx. 0.5 second period (off for approx. 0.25 second, on for approx. 0.25 second):

≥The battery is not charged. Remove the battery from the unit, and try charging again.

≥Check that the terminals of the unit or battery are not dirty or covered with a foreign object, and connect the battery correctly once again. If a foreign object or dirt is present, turn off the unit before removing.

≥The battery or environment is at an extremely high or low temperature. Wait until the temperature has returned to an appropriate level and try charging again. If you are still unable to charge, there may be a fault in the unit, battery or AC adaptor.

Off:

≥Charging has finished.

≥If the status indicator stays off despite the charging being unfinished, there may be a fault in the unit, battery or AC adaptor. Refer to page 94 for details on the battery.

About the SD card

When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that:

≥Formatting and deletion of this unit or computer only changes the file management information and does not completely delete the data in the SD card.

≥It is recommended that the SD card is physically destroyed or the SD card is physically formatted using this unit when disposing of or giving away the SD card. For the physical format, connect the unit to the AC adaptor, select [SETUP] # [FORMAT MEDIA] # [YES] from the menus, and then press and hold down the Recording start/stop button for approximately 3 seconds on the screen below. When the SD card data deletion screen appears, select [YES], and then follow the on-screen instructions.

LCD monitor

≥When the LCD screen is dirty or condensation has occurred, please wipe it using a soft cloth such as eyeglass cleaner.

≥When the unit has become very cold, for example due to storage in a cold area, its LCD monitor will be slightly darker than usual immediately after the unit is turned on. The normal brightness will be restored when the unit’s internal temperature rises.

Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD Monitor screen. The result is more than 99.99% effective dots with a mere 0.01% of the dots inactive or always lit. However, this is not a malfunction and does not affect the recorded picture.

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