Precautions - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S40 User's Manual / Troubleshooting

Precautions
_ Do not leave the camera in the
following places
• hi an extrenlely hot place
In places such as in a car parked in tile sun, file
cmnera body may become delornled and this
may cause a malfunoion+
• kinder direct sunlight or near a healer
The camera body may beconle discolored or
delomled, and this may cause a malhmction.
• In a location sut_iecl to rocking vibration
• Near strong magnetic place
• In sandy or dusty places
Be camlul not to let sand or dusl get hllo file
camera. This may cause tile canlera to
n/alhlnction, and in solne cases lhis inalfilnclion
cannot be repaired.
_ Oncleaning
Cleaning the LCD screen
Wipe tile screen surface with an LCD cleaning kit
(not supplied) to rcnlove fingerprints, dust, etc.
Cleaning the lens
Wipe tile lens with a sotr cloth to rcmo_e
Iingerprinls, d/isI, etc.
Cleaning the camera surface
Clean tile clunera sullace with a soil cloth slightly
inoislelled with
water, then
wipe the surtltce with
a dry cloth. Do not use tile lbllowing as they nlay
danlage the finish or the casing.
• Chenlical producls such as thinner, benzine,
alcohol, disposable cloths, insect repellent, or
insecticide, etc.
• Do
not touch lbe canlera wilh file
above
on your
hand.
• DO nol
leave tile
calnera ill colllact wilh rubber
or vinyl lor a long time,
_ Onoperating temperatures
Your canlera is designed Ior use under tile
temperatures between 0°C and 40°C (32°F and
I04°F). (Ill case of alkaline batteries/Oxy Nickel
Primary Battel T, the temperatures am between
5°C and 40°C (41°F and 104°F).) Shooting in
extremely cold or hot places that exceed this range
is not recommended.
_ Onmoisture condensation
II tile camera is brought direclly fi'om a cold to a
w_lrlll localion, Inoislure lnay condense hlside or
outsMe tile camera, This moisture condensation
nlay cau_ _t ill_l]lUllCtion of the camera.
Moisture condensation occurs easily
when:
• Tile camera is brought fi+om_lcoM locatkm such
its a ski slope into _l warmly heated room
• Tile camera is taken fi+onlml air-conditioned
roonl or car interior lo the hot outdoors, elc.
How to prevent moisture condensation
When bringhlg file cmnera h'onl a cold p]ace to a
win+hi place, seal tile camera in a pl+Lstic bag and
id]ow it to adapl to COlKlltJons ill the new location
over about an hour.
If moisture condensation occurs
Turn oil tile camera and wait about +mhour Ior tile
nloist/ire to ex aporate. Note that if you attelnpt to
shoot with Inoisture relnaining inside tile lens, you
will be unable to record clear images.
_ Ontheinternalrechargeable
battery
This canlera has an internal rechargeable battery
Ior maintaining the dale and time and other
settings regardless of whether the power is on or
off.
This rechargeable battery is continually charged
as hmg as you am using the camera. However. if
you use the camera lot only short periods, it
discharges graduully, and if you do not use the
camera tit all lor about one lllonlh it beconles
conlpletely discharged. In this case, be sure to
charge this rechargeable battery belore using tile
camera.
However, even if this rechargeable battery is not
chalged, you can still use tile camera as long as
you do
not record file dale and time.
Charging method
Insert batteries with enough capacity ill tile
camera, (51connect lhe camera 1(5a wall out]el
(wall socket) using the AC Adaptor (not
supplied), and leave the canlera lot 24 hours or
nlore with the power off.
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