Do not expose the camera to sand or dust

Using the camera in sandy or dusty locations may cause malfunction.

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.

Notes on the camera locations

Do not use the camera near a location that generates strong radio wave or emits radiation. The camera may not be able to record or play back properly.

Do not use the camera near a TV, radio, tuner. Noise may be caused on the 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.

Handling of the movable lens

This camera uses a movable lens. Be careful not to strike or apply excessive force to the lens portion.

Trademarks

“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 and Mac OS 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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