If you drop the equipment and the casing breaks open to expose the internal parts, donot touch the internal parts due to the possibility of electrical shock.Do not disassemble or modify the equipment. High-voltage internal parts can causeelectrical shock.Do not look at the sun or an extremely bright light source through the camera or lens.Doing so may damage your vision.Keep the camera from the reach of smatt children. The neck strap can accidentallychoke the child.Do not store the equipment in dusty or humid places. This is to prevent fire andelectrical shock.Before using the camera inside an airplane or hospital, check if it is allowed.Electromagnetic waves emitted by the camera may interfere with the plane'sinstruments or the hospital's medical equipment.To prevent fire and electrical shock, follow the safeguards below:- Atways insert the power plug all the way in.- Do not handle a power plug with wet hands.- When unplugging a power plug, grasp and pull the plug instead of the cord.- Do not scratch, cat, or excessively bend the cord or put a heavy object on the cord.Also do not twist or tie the cords.- Do not connect too many power plugs to the same power outlet.- Do not use a cord whose insulation has been damaged.Occasionally unplug the power plug and use a dry' cloth to clean offthe dust aroundthe power outlet. If the surrounding is dusty, humid, or oily, the dust on the power outletmay become moist and short-circuit the outlet to cause a fire.Do not leave equipment inside a car under the hot sun or near a heat source. Theequipment may become hot and cause skin burns.Do not carry the camera around while it is attached to a tripod. Doing so may causeinjury'. Also make sure the tripod is sturdy enough to support the camera and tens.Do not leave a tens or lens-attached camera under the sun without the lens capattached. OthePwise, the tens may concentrate the sun's rays and cause a fire.Do not cover or wrap the battery-recharging apparatus with a cloth. Doing so may trapheat within and cause the casing to deform or catch fire.If you drop the camera in 'water or if water or metal fragments enter inside the camera,promptly remove the battery' pack and back-up battery. This is to prevent fire andelectrical shock.Do not use or leave the battery pack or back-up battery in a hot environment. Doing somay cause battery' leakage or a shorter battery life. The battery' pack or back-upbattery' can also become hot and cause skin burns.Do not use paint thinner, benzene, or other organic solvents to clean the equipment.Doing so may cause fire or a health hazard.ff the product does not work properly or requires repair, contactyour deaJer or your nearest Canon Service Center.187