Sony HANDYCAM DCR-DVD610 Operating Manual page 7

About menu items, LCD panel,
viewfinder,
a nd lens
• A meou item that is grayed out is uot
available under the current recording or
playback conditions.
• The LCD screen and the viewfiuder are
manufactured using extren/ely high-
precision technology, so over 99.99ff1 of
the pixels are eflk*ctive. However. there
may be son/e tiny black points and/or
bright points (white. red. blue. or green ill
color) that appear constantly on the LCD
screen and the viewfinder. These points
are normal results of the manufacturing
process and do not affect the recording ill
ally way.
green point
• Exposing the LCD screen, tile viewfiuder.
or the lens to direct sunlight for long
periods of time may c:mse nmlfuuctions.
• Do not aim at the sun. Doing so might
cause your camcorder to ulalflmCtiOU.
Take images of the sun only ill low light
conditions, such as at dusk.
Onrecording
• Before starting to record, test the
recording function to make sure the image
and sOutld are recorded without any
problems.
DCR- DV [)610/DVD710
U_ a DVD-RW/DVD+RW lbr trial
recording.
DCR-DVD810
Mzlketrial recording on lhe internal memory.
• Compensation for the contents of
recordings cannot be provided, even if
recording or playback is not possible due
to a malflmction of tile camcorder.
recording media, etc.
• TV color systems differ depending on the
countries/regions. To view your
recordings on a TV, you need an NTSC
system-based TV.
• Television programs, fihus, video tapes,
and other materials may be copyrighted.
Unauthorized recording of such materials
may be contrary to the copyright laws.
• If you repeat recordingMeleting images
for a long time, fragmentation of data
occurs on the internal memory (DCR-
DVDSI0) or a "Memory Stick PRO
Duo."
hnages
c:muot be
saved
or
recorded. Ill such a case. save your images
on another type of media first (p. 55, 62),
and then format the media (p. 72).
About language setting
Tile uu-screeu displa_ s ill each local
language are used for ilhlstrating the
operating procedures. Change the screen
language belbre using your camcorder if
necessary (p. 26).
About disposal/transfer (DCR-
DVD810)
Even if you lbrmat tile internal nmmory on
your camcorder (p. 72), data may not be
completely deleted from the internal
nlelnory. When you give or sell your
camcorder to somebody, it is recommended
that you perform [_ EMPTY] (p. 77) to
prevent the recovery of your data. Ill
addition to the above, when you dispose of
tile camcorder, it is recommended that you
destroy the actual body of the camcorder.
About the Carl Zeiss lens
Your camcorder is eqtfipped with :l Carl
Zeiss lens. which was developed jointly by
Carl Zeiss. ill Germany, and So W
Corporation. and produces superior images.
It adopts the MTF n/easuremeut system lbr
video cameras and offers a quality typical
of a Carl Zeiss lens.
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