Panasonic PVGS55 PVGS55 User Guide - Page 72

Others ≥Do not allow the Battery terminals to come ≥Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children in contact with metal objects (such as to prevent swallowing. necklaces, hairpins, etc.). This can result in a short circuit or heat generation and, if you touch the Battery in this condition, you may be badly burned. ≥Store the Battery in a completely discharged state. To store the Battery for a long period of time, we recommend you charge it once every year and store it again after you completely use up the charged capacity. Cassette ≥Before storing it, rewind the tape to the ª LCD Monitor/Viewfinder/Lens Hood LCD Monitor ≥In a place with drastic temperature changes, condensation may form on the LCD Monitor. Wipe it with soft dry cloth. ≥If your Palmcorder is extremely cold when you turn its power on, the image on the LCD Monitor is slightly darker than usual at first. However, as the internal temperature increases, it goes back to the normal brightness. beginning. If the Cassette is left for more than 6 months with the tape stopped midway, the tape sags (although it depends on the storage condition). Be sure to rewind to the beginning. ≥Store the Cassette in its case. Dust, direct sunlight (ultraviolet rays), or humidity may damage the tape. Dust contains hard mineral particles, and dusty Cassettes damage the heads of the Palmcorder and other Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD Monitor screen featuring a total of approximately 123,000 pixels. The result is more than 99.99% effective pixels with a mere 0.01% of the pixels inactive or always lit. However, this is not a malfunction and does not affect the recorded picture. components. Develop a habit of returning the Cassette back to its case. ≥Once every half year, wind the tape to the end and then rewind it to the beginning. If the Cassette is left for 1 year or longer without winding or rewinding, temperature and humidity changes may cause the Cassette to deform due to swelling, shrinking, and so forth. The wound tape may stick to itself. Viewfinder ≥Do not direct the Viewfinder or Lens to the sun. Internal components may be seriously damaged. ≥When the Palmcorder is used with a large capacity Battery attached to it, it is not practical to look in the Viewfinder from behind the Battery. ≥Do not place a Cassette near highly magnetic substances or equipment. ≥The surface of tape is covered with extremely minute magnetic particles, upon which signals are recorded. Magnetic necklaces, toys, etc., have magnetic force that is stronger than you may normally expect, and they may erase the contents of a recording or may cause noise in images and sounds. Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the Viewfinder screen featuring a total of approximately 113,000 pixels. The result is more than 99.99% effective pixels with a mere 0.01% of the pixels inactive or always lit. However, this is not a malfunction and does not affect the recorded picture. Card ≥When the Card is being read, do not remove the Lens Hood Card, turn off the power, or subject it to vibration ≥Do not attach other conversion lenses in front of or impact. the Lens Hood; there is no mount to be used for ≥Do not leave the Card in places where there is the attachment. high temperature or direct sunlight, or where ≥When you wish to attach the Tele Conversion electromagnetic waves or static electricity are Lens (not supplied), Wide Conversion Lens (not easily generated. supplied), MC Protector (not supplied), or ND ≥Do not bend or drop the Card. The Card or the Filter (not supplied), first of all, turn the Lens recorded content may be damaged. Hood counter-clockwise. If the MC Protector or ≥After use, be sure to remove the Card from the ND Filter is used, the Lens Hood can be Palmcorder. mounted on the filter. ≥After usage, store the supplied SD Memory ≥If you push the [W/T] Lever toward [W] during Card in the enclosed bag. recording with the filter and conversion lens ≥Do not touch the terminals on the back of the attached together to the Palmcorder, 4 corners Card with your fingers. Do not allow dirt, dust or of the image may become dark (vignetting). For water to enter it. details, please refer to the operating instructions -72- of your accessories.