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 ( 97).

Back up your recordings periodically

Make sure to transfer your movies to an external device such as a computer or

digital video recorder ( 37) and back them up on a regular basis.

Do not subject the camcorder to vibrations or strong impacts

The hard disk is a high-precision device. Vibrations, strong impacts or dropping the camcorder may result in permanent data loss.

Keep the drop sensor activated whenever possible

The drop sensor ( 44) 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 HDD access indicator is on or flashing

To prevent hard disk damage, do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder while the HDD access indicator is on or flashing.

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