Preparations
Before use
■■Camera handling
Keep the camera away from excessive vibration, force, or pressure.
●●Avoid using the camera under the following conditions, which may damage the lens, the monitor, the viewfinder, or the camera body. This may also cause the camera to malfunction or prevent recording.
••Dropping or hitting the camera against a hard surface ••Sitting down with the camera in your pants pocket or
forcing it into a full bag
••Hanging accessories on to the camera strap ••Exerting excessive force on the lens or the monitor
The camera is not dust or splash resistant, or waterproof.
Avoid using the camera in places with excessive dust or sand, or where the camera can get exposed to water. ●●Avoid using the camera under the following conditions,
which present a risk that sand, water, or foreign material may enter the camera through the lens or gaps around buttons. Be especially careful because these conditions may damage the camera, and such damage may not be repairable.
••In extremely dusty or sandy places
••In the rain or by the shore, where the camera may be exposed to water
■■Condensation (When the lens, the monitor, or the viewfinder is fogged up)
●●Condensation may occur when the camera is exposed to sudden changes of temperature or humidity. Avoid these conditions, which may fog up the lens, the monitor, or the viewfinder, cause mold, or damage the camera.
●●If condensation does occur, turn off the camera and wait about two hours before using it. Once the camera adjusts to the surrounding temperature, the fogging will clear naturally.
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