Read this before operating your camcorder (Continued)

•If you repeat recording/deleting images for a long time, fragmentation of data occurs on a “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” Images cannot be saved or recorded. In such a case, save your images on another type of media first (p. 50, 56), and then format the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” (p. 66).

About language setting

The on-screen displays in each local language are used for illustrating the operating procedures. Change the screen language before using your camcorder if necessary (p. 23).

About the marks used in this manual

•The operations available depend on the media used. The following marks are used to indicate the type of media you can use for a particular operation.

Disc

“Memory Stick PRO Duo”

About the Carl Zeiss lens

Your camcorder is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens, which was developed jointly by Carl Zeiss, in Germany, and Sony Corporation, and produces superior images. It adopts the MTF measurement system for video cameras and offers a quality typical of a Carl Zeiss lens. Also, the lens for your camcorder is T-coated to suppress unwanted reflections and faithfully reproduce colors.

MTF = Modulation Transfer Function. The number value indicates the amount of light from a subject coming into the lens.

About this manual

•The LCD screens and the viewfinder images and indicators shown in this manual were taken with a digital still camera, and may look different from what you actually see.

•Discs in this manual refers to 8cm DVD discs.

•In this manual, a disc and a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” are called the media.

•Unless otherwise specifically indicated, illustrations in this manual are based on DCR-DVD910E.

•Design and specifications of media and other accessories are subject to change without notice.

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