Before Use
5
Care for the camera
About the Lens
• Do not direct the lens to the sun or strong
light sources. It may cause not only a
malfunction of the camera but irreversible
damage to your eye.
• Do not press the lens strongly.
• Do not leave the camera with the lens
facing the sun as it may cause the camera
to malfunction. Also, be careful when you
leave the camera outside or near a
window.
About Condensation (When the lens
is fogged up)
Condensation occurs when the
ambient temperature or humidity is
changed as follows:
Be careful of condensation since it causes
stains on the lens, fungus or malfunction.
• When the camera is brought inside from
the cold to a warm room.
• When the camera is taken from the
outside to an air-conditioned car.
• When cool wind from an air conditioner
etc. is directly blown onto the camera.
• In humid places
• Sand or dust may cause a malfunction
of the camera. When you use the
camera on a beach etc., take care so
that sand or dust does not get into the
camera.
• When you use the camera on a rainy day
or on a beach, take care so that water
does not get into the camera.
• If seawater splashes onto the camera,
wet a soft cloth with tap water, wring it
well, and use it to wipe the camera
body carefully. Then, wipe it again with
a dry cloth.
About the LCD monitor
• Do not press the LCD monitor strongly.
It may cause uneven colours on the
LCD monitor or a malfunction of the
LCD monitor.
• In a place with drastic temperature
changes, condensation may form on the
LCD monitor. Wipe it with a soft, dry cloth.
• If the camera is extremely cold when you
turn it on, the image on the LCD
monitor is slightly darker than usual at
first. However, as the internal temperature
increases, it returns to the normal
brightness.
Extremely high precision technology is
employed to produce the LCD monitor
screen. However there may be some
dark or bright spots (red, blue or green)
on the screen. This is not a malfunction.
The LCD monitor screen has more than
99.99% effective pixels with a mere
0.01% of the pixels inactive or always lit.
The spots will not be recorded on
pictures on a card.
•
Do not strongly shake or bump the
camera.
The camera may stop operating
normally, pictures may not be recorded or
the lens may be damaged.
To prevent condensation, put the camera
in a plastic bag until the temperature of
the camera is close to the ambient
temperature.
In case of condensation,
turn the camera off and then leave it for
about 2 hours.
The fog will disappear
naturally when the temperature of the
camera nears that of the ambient
temperature.
