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On moisture condensation

 

 

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If your camcorder is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place, moisture may condense inside

 

 

your camcorder. This may cause a malfunction to your camcorder.

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If moisture condensation has occurred

 

 

Saving images with an external

 

Leave your camcorder for about 1 hour without turning it on.

 

Note on moisture condensation

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Moisture may condense when you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place (or vice

 

 

Customizing your camcorder

 

versa) or when you use your camcorder in a humid place as follows:

 

You bring your camcorder from a ski slope into a place warmed up by a heating device.

Troubleshooting

You bring your camcorder from an air conditioned car or room into a hot place outside.

 

Maintenance and precautions

You use your camcorder after a squall or a rain.

You use your camcorder in a hot and humid place.

 

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How to prevent moisture condensation

When you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place, put your camcorder in a plastic

 

 

bag and seal it tightly. Remove the bag when the air temperature inside the plastic bag has reached

 

the surrounding temperature (after about 1 hour).

 

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