Sony DCR-DVD710 manual Read this before operating your camcorder, Using the camcorder

Read this before operating your camcorder (Continued)

discs or discs with a *(for VIDEO CAMERA) mark for your camcorder.

*Depending on the place you purchase, the disc

has mark.

bNote

•Using a disc other than the above may cause the unsatisfactory recording/playback or you may not be able to remove the disc from your camcorder.

•Do not attach a label or the like on a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” or a Memory Stick Duo adaptor.

•When using a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” with “Memory Stick” compatible equipment, be sure to insert the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” into the Memory Stick Duo adaptor.

Types of “Memory Stick” you can use in your camcorder

•For recording movies, it is recommended that you use a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” of 512 MB or larger marked with:

– (“Memory Stick PRO Duo”)*

– (“Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo”)

*You can use a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” marked either with “Mark2” or without.

•See page 33 for the recordable time of a “Memory Stick PRO Duo.”

“Memory Stick PRO Duo”/“Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo”

(This size can be used with your camcorder.)

“Memory Stick”

(You cannot use it in your camcorder.)

•“Memory Stick PRO Duo” and “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo” are both referred to as “Memory Stick PRO Duo” in this manual.

•You cannot use any type of memory card other than those mentioned above.

•“Memory Stick PRO Duo” can be used only with “Memory Stick PRO” compatible equipment.

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. 121).

•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. 25) or the ACCESS/access lamps (p. 30, 32) 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.

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