Sony Handycam NEX-VG30E Instruction & Operation Manual page 10

White, red, blue or green points
Do not record the sun or leave the camcorder
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under the sun for a long time. The inside of
the camcorder may be damaged. If sunlight is
focused on a nearby object, it may cause a fire.
When you must place the camcorder under
direct sunlight, attach the lens cap.
Exposing the LCD screen, the viewfinder or the
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lens to direct sunlight for long periods of time
may cause malfunctions.
Do not aim at the sun. Doing so might cause
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your camcorder to malfunction. Take images
of the sun only in low light conditions, such as
at dusk.
Do not look at the sun or a strong light through
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a removed lens. This may cause irrecoverable
damage to your eyes.
About language setting
The on-screen displays in each local language
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are used for illustrating the operating
procedures. Change the screen language before
using the camcorder if necessary (p. 27).
On recording
To ensure stable operation of the memory
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card, it is recommended to format the memory
card with your camcorder before the first
use. Formatting the memory card will erase
all the data stored on it and the data will be
irrecoverable. Save your important data on your
PC etc.
Before starting to record, test the recording
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function to make sure the image and sound are
recorded without any problems.
Compensation for the contents of recordings
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cannot be provided, even if recording or
GB
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playback is not possible due to a malfunction of
the camcorder, memory card, etc.
To view recordings made on the camcorder on
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a TV, an NTSC-based TV is required for the
NEX-VG30/VG30H, and a PAL-based TV is
required for the NEX-VG30E/VG30EH.
Television programs, films, video tapes,
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and other materials may be copyrighted.
Unauthorized recording of such materials may
be contrary to the copyright laws.
Use the camcorder in accordance with local
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regulations.
Notes on playing back
You may not be able to play back normally
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images recorded on your camcorder with other
devices. Also, you may not be able to play back
images recorded on other devices with your
camcorder.
Standard (STD) image quality movies recorded
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on SD memory cards cannot be played on AV
equipment of other manufacturers.
DVD media recorded with HD image
quality (high definition)
DVD media recorded with high definition
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image quality (HD) can be played back with
devices that are compatible with the AVCHD
standard. You cannot play discs recorded with
high definition image quality (HD) with DVD
players/recorders as they are not compatible
with the AVCHD format. If you insert a disc
recorded with the AVCHD format (high
definition image quality (HD)) into a DVD
player/recorder, you may not be able to eject
the disc.
Save all your recorded image data
To prevent your image data from being lost,
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save all your recorded images on external media
periodically. To save images on your computer,
see page 46, and to save images on external
devices, see page 53.
The type of discs or media on which the images
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can be saved depend on the [
selected when the images were recorded.
Movies recorded in [60p Quality
REC Mode]
] (NEX-