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If you do not intend to use the camera
for some time, store it in an area which is
fiee of dust and moisture,
and where the temperature
is no higher than 86°F
(30°C). After storage,
check each part and function
of your camera to make sure
everything
is still working
properly.
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• These cautions
also apply to accessories
such its battery
packs and cassettes.
Viewfinder
• Clean the viewfinder
screen using a cotton
swab. First, pull the viewfinder
out until it
stops. Then, press and hold the finder
release
button with a sharp object and pull
the viewfinder
all the way out. To reattach
the viewfinder,
first position
the base
horizontally
and align it with the
viewfinder's
base. Then press it until it
clicks back into place. Don't touch
anyplace
other than the glass screen.
, The viewfinder
screen scratches
easily.
Take care when cleaning.
LCD
• Clean the LCD screen using a commercially
available
cleaning
cloth for glasses.
• Where
there is it big change in temperature,
moisture
may form on the surface
of the screen. Wipe clean with a soft, dry cloth.
• At low- temperatures
the display
may appear to be much darker than usual. This
is not a fault, and its the screen warms
up the display will return to normal.
Camera
body and lens
• Use a soft, d U cloth to clean the camera
body or lens. Never use chemically
treated cloth or volatile
solvents
such its paint thinner
Video heads
, When mosaic-like
noise appears
on the playback
picture,
the video heads may be dirty. When the video heads are
badly contaminated,
the camera
may show- a blank blue
screen or a warning.
, For the best picture
possible,
after using the camera for
approximately
20 hours, clean the video heads using Canon's
DVM-CL
Digital
Video Head Cleaning
Cassette.
If the "noise"
remains,
repeat the cleaning
(up to
maximum
of 5 times).
, Do not use a wet-type
cleaning
cassette,
as this can cause damage.
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