will not be affected as long as you are not recording the date.

How to charge the pre-installed rechargeable battery

Connect your camcorder to a wall outlet (wall socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor, and leave it with the LCD screen closed for more than 24 hours.

Note on disposal/transfer of the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media

Even if you delete data in the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media or format the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media on your camcorder or a computer, you may not delete data from the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media completely. When you give the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media to somebody, it is recommended that you delete date completely using data deletion software on a computer. Also, when you dispose of the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media, it is recommended that you destroy the actual body of the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media.

On trademarks

“Handycam” and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.

“AVCHD” and “AVCHD” logotype are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation.

“Memory Stick,” “,” “Memory Stick Duo,”

“,” “Memory Stick PRO

Duo,” “,” “Memory

Stick PRO-HG Duo,” “,” “Memory Stick Micro,” “MagicGate,”

“,” “MagicGate Memory Stick” and “MagicGate Memory Stick Duo” are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.

“InfoLITHIUM” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

“x.v.Colour” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

“BIONZ” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

“BRAVIA” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

“Blu-ray Disc” and the logo are trademarks.

Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licencing LLC.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows Media, Windows Vista, and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/ or other countries.

Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.

Intel, Intel Core, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

Adobe, the Adobe logo, and Adobe Acrobat are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.

All other product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Furthermore, and are not mentioned in each case in this Handbook.

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