Camera maintenance
Camera maintenance
Cautions when using memory cards
Cautions when using memory cards
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Avoid exposing memory cards to very cold or very
Avoid exposing memory cards to very cold or very
temperatures (below 0 ºC/32 ºF or above 40 ºC/104 ºF).
temperatures (below 0 ºC/32 ºF or above 40 ºC/104 ºF).
Extreme temperatures can cause memory cards
Extreme temperatures can cause memory cards
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Insert memory cards in the correct direction. Inserting a memory
Insert memory cards in the correct direction. Inserting a memory
card in the wrong direction may damage your camera and
card in the wrong direction may damage your camera and
memory card.
memory card.
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Do not use memory cards that have
Do not use memory cards that have
cameras or by a computer. Reformat the memory card with
cameras or by a computer. Reformat the memory card with
your camera.
your camera.
T Turn off the camera
urn off the camera
when you insert or
when you insert or
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card.
card.
Do not remove the memory card or turn
Do not remove the memory card or turn
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the lamp is blinking, as this may damage your
the lamp is blinking, as this may damage your
When the lifespan of a memory card has
When the lifespan of a memory card has
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store any more photos on the card. Use
store any more photos on the card. Use
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Do not bend, drop, or
Do not bend, drop, or
subject memory cards to heavy impact
subject memory cards to heavy impact
or pressure.
or pressure.
Avoid using or storing memory cards near strong magnetic
Avoid using or storing memory cards near strong magnetic
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fields.
fields.
Avoid using or keeping memory cards in areas with high
Avoid using or keeping memory cards in areas with high
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temperature, high humidity
temperature, high
humidity, or
, or
hot
hot
to malfunction.
to malfunction.
been formatted by other
been formatted by other
remove the memory
remove the memory
off your camera while
off your camera while
data.
data.
expired, you cannot
expired, you cannot
a new memory card.
a new memory card.
corrosive substances.
corrosive substances.
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Prevent memory cards from making contact with liquids, dirt, or
Prevent memory cards from making contact with liquids, dirt, or
foreign substances. If dirty, wipe the memory card
foreign substances. If dirty, wipe the memory card
soft cloth before you insert the memory card in your camera.
soft cloth before you insert the memory card in your camera.
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Do not allow liquids, dirt, or foreign substances to come in
Do not allow liquids, dirt, or foreign substances to come in
contact with memory cards or the memory card
contact with memory cards or the memory card
may cause memory cards or the camera
may cause memory cards or the camera
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When you carry a memory card, use a case to protect the card
When you carry a memory card, use a case to protect the card
from electrostatic discharges.
from electrostatic discharges.
T Transfer important data to other media, such as
ransfer important data to other media, such as
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CD, or DVD.
CD, or DVD.
When you use the camera for an extended period, the memory
When you use the camera for an extended period, the memory
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card may become warm. This is normal and
card may become warm. This is normal and
a malfunction.
a malfunction.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any loss of data.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any loss of data.
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Appendixes
Appendixes
clean with a
clean with a
slot. Doing so
slot. Doing so
to malfunction.
to malfunction.
a hard disk,
a hard disk,
does not indicate
does not indicate