About care and storage of the lens

Wipe the surface of the lens clean with a soft cloth in the following instances:

When there are fingerprints on the lens surface

In hot or humid locations

When the lens is exposed to salty air such as at the seaside

Store in a well-ventilated location subject to little dirt or dust.

To prevent mold, periodically clean the lens as described above.

On charging the pre-installed rechargeable battery

Your camcorder has a pre-installed rechargeable battery to retain the date, time, and other settings even when the LCD screen is closed. The pre- installed rechargeable battery is always charged while your camcorder is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket) via the AC Adaptor or while the battery pack is attached. The rechargeable battery will be fully discharged in about 3 months if you do not use your camcorder at all. Use your camcorder after charging the pre-installed rechargeable battery.

However, even if the pre-installed rechargeable battery is not charged, the camcorder operation 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 “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media

Even if you delete data in “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media or format “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media on your camcorder or a computer, you may not delete data from the “Memory Stick Duo” media completely. When you give “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 “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media, it is recommended that you destroy the

actual body of “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,” “,”

“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.

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

HDMI, the HDMI logo and HDMI Licencing LLC 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.

NAVTEQ and the NAVTEQ Maps logo are trademarks of NAVTEQ in the US and 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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