Notes On Using The Hard Disk Drive Handycam - Sony Handycam 3-286-590-13(1) Handbook

Notes on using the Hard Disk Drive Handycam

Save all your recorded image data
• To prevent your image data from being lost,
save all your recorded images on external media
periodically. It is recommended that you save
the image data on a disc such as a DVD-R using
your computer (p. 47). Also, you can save your
image data using a VCR, or a DVD/HDD
recorder (p. 58).
Do not apply shock or vibration to your
camcorder
• The hard disk of the camcorder may not be
recognized, or recording or playback may not be
possible.
• Especially, during recording/playback, do not
apply shock. After recording, do not apply
vibration or shock to the camcorder, while the
ACCESS lamp is lit.
• When using a shoulder belt (optional), do not
crash the camcorder against an object.
• Do not use your camcorder in very loud areas.
On the drop sensor
• To protect the internal hard disk from shock by
dropping, the camcorder has a drop sensor
function (p. 81). When a drop occurs, or under a
non-gravity condition, the block noise made
when this function is activated by the camcorder
may also be recorded. If the drop sensor catches
a drop repeatedly, recording/playback may be
stopped.
Notes on battery pack/AC Adaptor
• Be sure to remove the battery pack or the AC
Adaptor after turning off the POWER switch.
Note on operating temperatures
• When the temperature of the camcorder
becomes extremely high or extremely low, you
may not be able to record or play back on the
camcorder, due to the protection features of the
camcorder being activated in such situations. In
this case, a message appears in the viewfinder or
on the LCD screen (p. 98).
When the camcorder is connected to a
computer
• Do not try to format the hard disk of the
camcorder using a computer. If you do so, your
camcorder may not operate correctly.
Note on using the camcorder at high
altitudes
• Do not turn on the camcorder in a low-pressure
area, where the altitude is more than 3,000
meters (9,800 feet). Doing so may damage the
hard disk drive of your camcorder.
Note on disposal/transfer
• Even if you perform [MEDIA FORMAT]
(p. 63) or formatting the hard disk of the
camcorder, you may not delete data from the
hard disk completely. When you transfer the
camcorder, it is recommended that you perform
[ EMPTY] (p. 64) to prevent the recovery of
your data.
Also, when you dispose of the camcorder, it is
recommended that you destroy the actual body
of the camcorder.
If you cannot record/play back
images, perform [MEDIA FORMAT]
• If you repeat recording/deleting images for a
long time, fragmentation of data occurs on the
media. Images cannot be saved or recorded. In
such a case, save your images on some type of
external media first, and then perform [MEDIA
FORMAT] (p. 63).
Fragmentation 1 Glossary (p. 120)
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