Sony Handycam DCR-SR100 Operating Manual page 7

Notes on the Setup items, LCD screen,
viewfinder,
and lens
• A setup item that is grayed out is not
available under tile current recording or
playback conditions.
• Tile LCD screen and the viewfinder are
manufactured using extremely high-
precision technology, so uver99.99% of the
pixels are uperational for effective use.
Huwever. there may be some tiny black
points and/orbright points (white. red. blue.
or green in colorl that appear constantly on
the LCD screen and the viewfinder. These
poiuts are uormah
point
"--White, red, blue or
green point
• Exposing the LCD screen, the viewfinder,
or the lens to direct sunlight l\_r long period s
of time may cause malfunctions. Be careful
when placing the camera near a window or
outdoors.
• Do not aim at the sun. Doing su might cause
your camcurcler to malfunction. Take
images of the sun only in lo'_ light
conditiuns, such as at dusk.
Onrecording
• Befure starting tu record, test the recuMiug
function tu make sure the image and sound
are recorded without any problems.
• Cumpeusation for the contents of
recordings cannut be provided, even if
recording or playback is not pussible due
to a malfunction of the camcorder.
• TV color systems differ depending on the
cuuutries/regions. To view your recordings
on a TV. yuu need a NTSC system-based
TV.
• Televisiun programs, fihns, vide() tapes,
and uther materials may be copyrighted.
Unauthorized recording of such materials
may be cuutrary to the copyright l:r_ s. You
can not dub copyright protected software on
yuur caulcorder.
Compatibility of images
• Yuu cannot gla> back both mux ies and still
images other than the images recurded with
your camcorder. You alsu cannot play back
images recorded with uther DCR-SR 100.
Onthis manual
• The images of the LCD screen and the
viewfinder used on this manual are
captured using a digital still camera, and
thus may appear different frum what you
see.
• Design aud specifications of this camcorder
and accessories are subject to change
without notice.
• The on-screen displays in each local
language are used for illustrating the
operating prucedures. Change the screen
language befl_re using your camcorder if
necessary (p.64).
About the Carl Zeiss lens
Yuur cmncurder is equipped with a Cmi Zeiss
lens. which was developed jointly by Carl
Zeiss. in Germany, and Sony Corporation.
and pruduces superiur images.
It adopts the MTF* measurement system fur
video cameras and offers a quality typical uf
a Carl Zeiss lens.
Also. the lens for your camcorder is T*-
coated to suppress unwanted reflections and
faithfidly reproduce colors.
* MTF stands fur Mudulatiuu Transfer
Function. The number value indicates the
amount uf light from a subject coming into
the lens.