Using the camcorder
• The camcorder
is not dustproofi:d, dripproo_bd
or waterproofi.,d. See "Precautions"
(p. 54).
• Do not do any of the fbllowing when the
(Movie)/O
(Photo) lamps (p. 15) or the access
lamp (p. 44) are lit or flashing. Otherwise, the
recording media may be damaged, recorded
images maybe lost or other malfunctions
could
occur.
- ejecting the "Memory Stick PRO Dud' media
- removing the battery pack or AC Adaptor
fi'om the camcorder
• Do not apply shock or vibration to the
camcorder. The camcorder
may not be able to
record or play movies and photos.
• Do not use the camcorder in very loud areas.
The camcorder
may not be able to record or
play movies and photos.
• When connecting the camcorder to another
device with communication
cables, be sure to
insert the connector
plug in the correct wa}:
Pushing the plug fbrcibly into the terminal
will damage the terminal and may result in a
malfunction
of the camcorder.
• If you repeat recording/deleting
images fbr
a long time, f)cagmentation of data occurs on
the recording media. Images cannot be saved
or recorded. In such a case, save your images
on some t}_e of external media first, and then
perlbrm [MEDIA FORMAT] (p. 42).
• The LCD screen is manuIhctured
using
extremely high precision technology,; so over
99.99% of the pixels are operational
for ef_-i.,ctive
use. However, there may be some tiny black
points and/or bright points (white, red, blue,
or green in color) that appear constantly
on the
LCD screen. These points are normal results of
the manu_hcturing
process and do not af_-i.,ct t he
recording in any way.
On recording
• Bef___re s tarting to record, test the recording
function to make sure the image and sound are
recorded without any problems.
us " Compensation
fbr the contents of recordings
8
cannot be provided, even if recording or
playback is not possible due to a malfunction
of
the camcorder, recording media, etc.
• TV color systems dif_-i:rdepending on the
country/region.
To view your recordings
on a
T_,; you need an NTSC system based T_
• Television programs, fihns, video tapes,
and other materials may be copyrighted.
Unauthorized
recording of such materials may
be contrary to the copyright laws.
• To prevent }_ur image data f)com being lost,
save all your recorded images on external media
periodicall}: It is recommended
that you save
the image data on a disc such as DVD-R using
your computer. Also, }_u can save your image
data using a VCR, or a DVD/HDD
recorder.
Playing
back
recorded
images
on other
devices
• The camcorder is compatible with MPEG 4
AVC/H.264 High Profile *br high definition
image quality (HD) recording. Therefbre, you
cannot play back images recorded with high
definition image quality (HD) on the camcorder
with the *bllowing devices;
- Other AVCHD *brmat compatible devices
which are not compatible with High Profile
- Devices which are not compatible with the
AVCHD fbrmat
Discs recorded
with
HD image
quality
(high
definition)
• This camcorder
captures high definition fbotage
in the AVCHD Ibrmat. DVD media containing
AVCHD Ibotage should not be used with DVD
based players or recorders, as the DVD player/
recorder may *hil to eject the media and may
erase its contents without warning. DVD media
containing AVCHD fbotage may be played on
a compatible Blu-ray Disc
TM
player/recorder
or
other compatible
device.
About
language
setting
• The on-screen
displays in each local language
are used for illustrating the operating
procedures. Change the screen language belbre
using the camcorder
if necessary (p. 16).