Sony Handycam HDR-SR1E Operating Manual

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4Read this before operating your camcorder (Continued)About menu items, LCD panel,viewfinder, and lens• A menu item that is grayed out is notavailable under the current recording orplayback conditions.• The LCD screen and the viewfinder aremanufactured using extremely high-precision technology, so over 99.99% ofthe pixels are operational for effectiveuse. However, there may be some tinyblack points and/or bright points (white,red, blue, or green in color) that appearconstantly on the LCD screen and theviewfinder. These points are normalresults of the manufacturing process anddo not affect the recording in any way.• Exposing the LCD screen, the viewfinder,or the lens to direct sunlight for longperiods of time may cause malfunctions.• Do not aim at the sun. Doing so mightcause your camcorder to malfunction.Take images of the sun only in low lightconditions, such as at dusk.On recording• Before starting to record, test therecording function to make sure the imageand sound are recorded without anyproblems.• Compensation for the contents ofrecordings cannot be provided, even ifrecording or playback is not possible dueto a malfunction of the camcorder, storagemedia, etc.• TV color systems differ depending on thecountries/regions. To view yourrecordings on a TV, you need a PALsystem-based TV.• Television programs, films, video tapes,and other materials may be copyrighted.Unauthorized recording of such materialsmay be contrary to the copyright laws.About this manual• The images of the LCD screen and theviewfinder used in this manual forillustration purposes are captured using adigital still camera, and therefore mayappear different.• Design and specifications of recordingmedia and other accessories are subject tochange without notice.• The on-screen displays in each locallanguage are used for illustrating theoperating procedures. Change the screenlanguage before using your camcorder ifnecessary (p. 18).About the Carl Zeiss lensYour camcorder is equipped with a CarlZeiss lens, which was developed jointly byCarl Zeiss, in Germany, and SonyCorporation, and produces superior images.It adopts the MTF measurement system forvideo cameras and offers a quality typicalof a Carl Zeiss lens. Also, the lens for yourcamcorder is T -coated to suppressunwanted reflections and faithfullyreproduce colors.MTF= Modulation Transfer Function. Thenumber value indicates the amount of lightfrom a subject coming into the lens.Black pointWhite, red, blue orgreen point