Notes on the Setup items, LCD screen, viewfinder, and lens
•A setup 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 operational for effective use. However, there may be some tiny black points and/orbright points(white,red,blue, or green in color) that appear constantly on the LCD screen and the viewfinder. These points are normal.
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. Be careful when placing the camera near a window or outdoors.
•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.
•Compensation for the contents of recordings cannot be provided, even if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of the camcorder.
•TV color systems differ depending on the countries/regions. To view your recordings on a TV, you need a NTSC
•Television programs, films, video tapes, and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the copyright laws. You cannot dub copyright protected software on your camcorder.
Compatibility of images
•You cannot play back both movies and still images other than the images recorded with your camcorder. You also cannot play back images recorded with other
On this manual
•The images of the LCD screen and the viewfinder used on this manual are captured using a digital still camera, and thus may appear different from what you see.
•Designand specificationsof this camcorder and accessories are subject to change without notice.
•The
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 stands for Modulation Transfer Function. The number value indicates the amount of light from a subject coming into the lens.
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