Read this before operating your camcorder (Continued)
About language setting
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On playing the disc on other devices
You can play back, or format discs recorded with HD (high definition) image quality only on AVCHD format compatible devices.
About the marks used in this manual
•The operations available depend on the disc used. The following marks are used to indicate the type of disc you can use for a particular operation.
•These marks indicate the discs that can be used when recording with HD (high definition) image quality.
About this 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 from the actual images of the LCD screen and the viewfinder.
•Design and specifications of recording media and other accessories are subject to change without notice.
•Disc in this Operating Guide refers to 8cm DVD discs.
•The illustrations used on this manual are based on the model
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 
-coated
MTF= Modulation Transfer Function. The number value indicates the amount of light from a subject coming into the lens.
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