Sony HDR-HC9 OnplayingbackHDVtapesonother devices, Aboutthis manual, Aboutthe Carl Zeiss lens

oilaTV,youneedanNTSCsystem-based TV.

•Televisionprograms,fihns,videotapes,

andothermaterialsmaybecopyrighted. lJnauthorizedrecordingofsuchmaterials maybecontrarytothecopyrightlaws.

OnplayingbackHDVtapesonother devices

You cannot play back a tape recorded in the HDV format on DV format vide() cameras

or on mini DV players (The screen appears blue).

Check the contents of tapes by playing them back on this camcorder prior to playing them back on other devices.

Aboutthis manual

•The images of the LCD screen and the viewfinder used in this manual for

illustration purposes are captured using a digital still camera, and therefore may appear different.

•Design and specifications of recording media and other accessories are subject to change without notice.

Aboutthe 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= Modulation Transfer Function

The mHnber value indicates the amount of light from a subject coming into the lens.