Do not get the camera wet

When taking pictures outdoors in the rain or under similar conditions, be careful not to get the camera wet. If moisture condensation occurs, see page 113 and follow the instructions on how to remove it before using the camera.

Back up recommendation

To avoid the potential risk of data loss, always copy (back up) data to a disk.

Do not aim the camera at the sun or other bright light

This may cause irrecoverable damage to your eyes. Or it may cause the malfunction of your camera.

The pictures used in this manual

The photographs used as examples of pictures in this manual are reproduced images, and are not actual images shot using this camera.

Trademarks

•“Memory Stick,” and “MagicGate Memory Stick” are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

•“Memory Stick Duo” and are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

•“MagicGate” and are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

•“InfoLITHIUM” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

•Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the U.S. Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

•Macintosh, Mac OS, and QuickTime, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

•Pentium is a trademark or a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

•In addition, system and product names used in this manual are, in general, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective developers or manufacturers. However, the ™ or ® marks are not used in all cases in this manual.

About the Carl Zeiss lens

This camera is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens which is capable of reproducing fine images. The lens for this camera uses the MTF* measurement system for cameras developed jointly by Carl Zeiss, in Germany, and Sony Corporation, and offers the same quality as other Carl Zeiss lenses.

∗MTF is an abbreviation of Modulation Transfer Function, a numeric value indicating the amount of light from a specific part of the subject gathered at the corresponding position in the image.

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