Manual

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viewfiuder. These points are nurmal
results of tile manufacturing process and
do not affect the recordii]g in any way.
White, red, blue or
green point
• Exposing the LCD screen, the viewfinder.
or the lens to direct starlight for long
periods uf time may cause malflmctiuus.
• Do not aim at the sun. Doing so might
cause yuur camcorder to malfunction.
Take images of the sun only in low light
conditions, such as at dusk.
Onrecording
• Before starting to record, test the
recording flmction to make sure the bnage
and sound are recorded without any
problems. You cannot delete images once
you recurd them on a DVD-R/DVD+R
DL. Use a DVD-RW/DVD+RW fur trial
recording/p. 14).
• Compensation for the contents of
recordings cam/ot be provided, even if
recurding or playback is not possible due
to a malflmction of the camcorder, storage
media, etc.
• TV color systems differ depending un the
countries/regiuns. To view your
recordings on a TV, you need an NTSC
system-based TV.
• Television programs, fihns, video tapes,
and other materials may be copyrighted.
Unauthorized recording of such materials
may be contrary to the copyright laws.
About language setting
The on-screen displays in each local
language are used fur illustrating the
operating procedures. Change the screen
language befure using your camcorder if
necessary (p. 26).
Aboutthis manual
• The LCD screens and the viewfiuder
bnages and indicators shown in this
manual were taken with a digital still
camera, and may louk different from what
you actually see.
• Design and specifications uf recording
media and other accessories are subject to
change without nutice.
• The illustration used in this manual are
based un the mudel DCR-DVD308.
• Disc in this Operating Guide refers to 8cm
DVD discs.
About the Carl Zeiss lens
Your camcurder is equipped with :. Carl
Zeiss lens. which was developed jointly by
Carl Zeiss. in Germany, and Sony
Corporation. and produces superior images.
It adopts the MTF measurement system for
video cameras and offers a quality typical
of a Carl Zeiss lens.
MTF= Mudulation Transfer Function. The
number value indicates the amount of light
from a subject coming intu the lens.
Aboutthemarksusedinthismanual
• The operations available depend uu the
disc used. The following marks are used
tu indicate the type of disc yuu can use
for a particular uperation.