Sony DCR-TRV40 Operating Instructions Manual page 132

Recording still images on "Memory Stick's
- Memory Photo recording
The HOLOGRAM AF is an auxilial T light source used fur fbcusing on subjects in dark
places.
Set HOLOGRAM F in _ to AUTO in the menu settings. (The def_lult setting is AUTO.)
When tsoN appears on the screen in a dark place, press PHOTO lightly. Then the
auxiliary light will automatically emit until the subject is fiocused.
HOLOGRAM AF emitter
About HOLOGRAM AF
"HOLOGRAM AF (Auto Focus)," an application of laser holograms, is a new AF
optical system that enables still image shooting in dark places. Having gentler radiation
than conventional high brightness LEDs or lamps, the system satisfies Laser Class 1 (*)
specification and thus maintains higher safety for human eyes.
No safety problems will be caused by directly looking into the HOLOGRAM AF emitter
at a close range. However, it is not recommended to do so, because you may experience
such effects like several minutes of image residual and dazzling, that you encounter
af'.er looking into a flashlight.
* HOLOGRAM AF satisfies Class 1 (time base 30 000 seconds), specified in all of JIS
(Japan), IEC(EU), and FDA(US) indusn T standards.
Complying with these standards identifies the laser product to be safe, trader a
condition that a human looks at the laser light either directly or even through a lens
fur 30 000 seconds.
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