Sony HANDYCAM DCR-HC52 Operating Manual page 7

will d amage tile terminal and m ay result
inamalfunctiun ofyour camcorder.
About menu items, LCD panel,
viewfinder,
a nd lens
• A menu
item that is grayed
o/It is IIot
available under the current recording ur
playback cooditiuns.
• The LCD screen and the viewfiuder are
manufactured using extremely high-
precision technology, so over 99.99% uf
the pixels are operational for effective
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 and tile
viewfinder. These points are normal
results uf the manufacturing prucess and
do nut affect the recording in any way.
point
White, red, blue
or green point
• Exposing the LCD screen, tile viewfinder.
or the lens to direct sunlight for lung
periuds of time may cause malfunctions.
• Do not aim at the sun. Doing so might
cause your camcorder to malfunctiun.
Take pictures uf the sun uuly in low light
conditiuns, such as at dusk.
About the language setting
• The on-screen displays in each local
language are used for illustrating the
operating procedures. Change the screen
language before using your camcorder if
necessary (p. 16).
Onrecording
• Before starting to record, test the
recurding limction to make sure the
picture and sound are recurded without
any problems.
• Cumpensation liar the cuntents of
recurdings cannot be provided, even if
recording or playback is nut possible due
tu a malfunction of the camcorder, storage
media, etc.
• TV color systems differ depending on the
country/region. To view yuur recordings
on a TV, you need a NTSC system-based
TV.
• Television programs, fihns, vide() tapes,
and uther materials may be cupyrighted.
Unauthorized recording of such materials
may be contrary to the cupyright laws.
About this manual
• The images of tile LCD screen and tile
viewfinder used in this manual liar
illustration purposes are captured using a
digital still camera, and therefore may
appear difl'erent.
• The illustrations used uu this manual are
based on the model DCR-HC54. The
model name is indicated on the bottom of
yuur camcorder.
• Design and specifications of recording
media and accessories are subject to
change withuut notice.
Aboutthe Carl Zeisslens
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 fur
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