Using Or Storing The Camera; Inappropriate Places To Use Or Store The Camera; Using On Beaches Or Shores; Storing For Extended Period Of Time - Samsung NX300 User Manual

Maintaining the camera
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Using or storing the camera

Inappropriate places to use or store the camera

• Avoid exposing the camera to very cold or very hot temperatures.
• Avoid using your camera in areas with extremely high humidity, or
where the humidity changes drastically.
• Avoid exposing the camera to direct sunlight and storing it in hot,
poorly-ventilated areas, such as in a car during summer time.
• Protect your camera and the display from impact, rough handling, and
excessive vibration to avoid serious damage.
• Avoid using or storing your camera in dusty, dirty, humid, or poorly- Avoid using or storing your camera in dusty, dirty, humid, or poorly- Avoid using or storing your camera in dusty, dirty, humid, or poorly-
ventilated areas to prevent damage to moving parts and internal ventilated areas to prevent damage to moving parts and internal ventilated areas to prevent damage to moving parts and internal
components.
• Do not use your camera near fuels, combustibles, or flammable Do not use your camera near fuels, combustibles, or flammable Do not use your camera near fuels, combustibles, or flammable
chemicals. Do not store or carry flammable liquids, gases, or explosive chemicals. Do not store or carry flammable liquids, gases, or explosive chemicals. Do not store or carry flammable liquids, gases, or explosive
materials in the same compartment as the camera or its accessories. materials in the same compartment as the camera or its accessories. materials in the same compartment as the camera or its accessories.
• Do not store the camera where there are mothballs. Do not store the camera where there are mothballs. Do not store the camera where there are mothballs.

Using on beaches or shores

• Protect your camera from sand and dirt when you use it on beaches or in
other similar areas.
• Your camera is not waterproof. Do not handle the battery, adapter, or Your camera is not waterproof. Do not handle the battery, adapter, or Your camera is not waterproof. Do not handle the battery, adapter, or
memory card with wet hands. Operating the camera with wet hands memory card with wet hands. Operating the camera with wet hands memory card with wet hands. Operating the camera with wet hands
may cause damage to your camera. may cause damage to your camera. may cause damage to your camera.

Storing for extended period of time

Storing for extended period of time Storing for extended period of time Storing for extended period of time Storing for extended period of time Storing for extended period of time Storing for extended period of time
• • • When you store the camera for an extended period, place it in a sealed When you store the camera for an extended period, place it in a sealed When you store the camera for an extended period, place it in a sealed
container with an absorbent material, such as silica gel. container with an absorbent material, such as silica gel. container with an absorbent material, such as silica gel.
• Over time, unused batteries will discharge and must be recharged before
use.
• The present date and time can be initialized when the camera is turned
on after the camera and battery have been separated for a prolonged
period.
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