Using the camcorder

•Do not hold the camcorder by the following parts.

Viewfinder

LCD screen

Battery

•The camcorder is not dustproofed, dripproofed or waterproofed. See “About handling of your camcorder” (p. 115).

•To prevent media from being broken or recorded images from being lost, do not

do the following when either of the

(Movie)/(Still) lamps (p. 22) or the ACCESS/access lamps (p. 26, 28) are on:

–to remove the battery pack or AC Adaptor from the camcorder

–to apply mechanical shock or vibration to the camcorder

–to remove the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” from the camcorder

•When connecting your camcorder to another device with a cable, be sure to insert the connector plug in the correct way. Pushing the plug forcibly into the terminal will damage the terminal and may result in a malfunction of your camcorder.

About menu items, LCD panel, viewfinder, and lens

•A menu item that is grayed out is not available under the current recording or playback conditions.

•The LCD screen and the viewfinder are manufactured using extremely high-

precision technology, so over 99.99% of the pixels are effective. However, there may be some tiny black points and/or bright points (white, red, blue, or green in color) that appear constantly on the LCD screen and the viewfinder. These points are normal results of the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording in any way.

Black point

White, red, blue or green point

•Exposing the LCD screen, the viewfinder, or the lens to direct sunlight for long periods of time may cause malfunctions.

•Do not aim at the sun. Doing so might cause your camcorder to malfunction. Take images of the sun only in low light conditions, such as at dusk.

On recording

•Before starting to record, test the recording function to make sure the image and sound are recorded without any problems. Use a DVD-RW/DVD+RWfor trial recording.

•Compensation for the contents of recordings cannot be provided, even if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of the camcorder, recording media, etc.

•TV color systems differ depending on the countries/regions. To view your recordings on a TV, you need a PAL system-based TV.

•Television programs, films, video tapes, and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the copyright laws.

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