images may be lost or other malfunctions could occur.

Remove the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.”

Remove the battery pack or AC Adaptor from the camcorder.

Apply mechanical shock or vibration to 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.

Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder. The hard disk of the camcorder may not be recognized, or recording or playback may not be possible.

Do not use your camcorder in very loud areas. The hard disk of the camcorder may not be recognized, or recording may not be possible.

To protect the internal hard disk from shock by dropping, the camcorder has drop sensor function*. When a drop occurs, or under a non- gravity condition, the block noise made when this function is activated by the camcorder may also be recorded. If the drop sensor catches a drop repeatedly, recording/play back may be stopped.

When the temperature of the camcorder becomes extremely high or extremely low, you may not be able to record or play back on the camcorder, due to the protection features of the camcorder being activated in such situations. In this case, an indicator appears on the LCD screen (p. 30).

Do not turn on the camcorder in a low-pressure area, where the altitude is more than 3,000 meters (9,800 feet). Doing so may damage the hard disk drive of your camcorder.

If you repeat recording/deleting images for a long time, fragmentation of data occurs on the media. Images cannot be saved or recorded. In such a case, save your images on some type of external media first, and then perform [MEDIA FORMAT]*.

Fasten the grip belt and hold your camcorder correctly while recording.

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To adjust the LCD panel, open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcorder (), then rotate it to the best angle to record or play ().

You can rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees to the lens side () to record in mirror mode.

90 degrees to the camcorder90 degrees (max.)180 degrees (max.)

The LCD screen is 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/or bright points (white, red, blue, or green in color) that appear constantly on the LCD screen. These points are normal results of the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording in any way.

Remove the insulation sheet before using the Remote Commander.

(DCR-SR65/SR85)

Insulation sheetTypes of “Memory Stick” you can use with 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