About Condensation - Panasonic SDR-S10P Operating Instructions Manual

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LCD monitor
≥ When the LCD monitor gets dirty, wipe
it with a dry soft cloth.
≥ In a place with drastic temperature
changes, condensation may form on
the LCD monitor. Wipe it with a soft dry
cloth.
≥ When the unit has become very cold,
for example due to storage in a cold
area, its LCD monitor will be slightly
darker than usual immediately after the
power is turned on. The normal
brightness will be restored when the
unit's internal temperature rises.
Extremely high precision technology
is employed to produce the LCD
Monitor screen featuring a total of
approximately 123,000 pixels. The
result is more than 99.99% effective
pixels with a mere 0.01% of the pixels
inactive or always lit. However, this is
not a malfunction and does not affect
the recorded picture.

About condensation

If condensation forms on the unit, the
lens will cloud up, the SD card may be
damaged and the unit may not work
properly. Make every effort to ensure that
condensation does not form. If it does
form, take the actions described below.
∫ Causes of condensation
Condensation takes place when the
ambient temperature or humidity is
changed as follows.
≥ When this unit is brought inside from
the cold (e.g. a ski slope) to a warm
room.
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≥ When this unit is moved from an
air-conditioned car to outside.
≥ When a cold room has been warmed
up quickly.
≥ When cool wind from an air conditioner
is directly blown onto this unit.
≥ After summer afternoon rain showers.
≥ When this unit is in a very humid place
where the air is thick with steam. (e.g.
a heated swimming pool)
When this unit is taken to a location
with a significant temperature
difference such as from a cold place
to a hot place.
If, for example, you have used this unit
for recording on a ski slope and are
taking it into a heated room, place the
unit inside a plastic bag, remove as
much of the air from inside the bag as
possible, then seal the bag. Leave the
unit for about an hour in the room so the
temperature of the unit is close to the
ambient temperature of the room, then
use it.
∫ What to do if the lens is fogged up.
Remove the battery or AC adaptor and
leave the unit for about 1 hour with the
card/battery door open. When the unit
becomes close to the ambient
temperature, the fog disappears
naturally.