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Additional Information
B
u
ilt-in Rechargeable Lithi
u
m Battery
The camcorder has a built-in rechargeable lithium battery to
k
eep the
date/time and other settings. The built-in lithium battery is recharged
while you use the camcorder; however, it will discharge completely if
you do not use the camcorder for about 3 months.
To recharge the built-in lithium battery:
Connect the compact power
adapter to the camcorder and leave it connected for 24 hour
s
with the
camcorder off.
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s
po
s
al
When you delete movies or initialize the memory, only the file allocation
table is altered and stored data is not physically erased. Ta
k
e the nec-
essary precautions when you dispose of the camcorder or memory
card, for example by physically damaging it to prevent the lea
k
age of
private data.
If giving the camcorder or memory card to another person, initialize the
built-in memory (
/
only) or memory card using the [Complete
Initialization] option (
38). Fill it up with unimportant recordings, and
then initialize it again using the same option. This ma
k
es recovering the
original recordings very difficult.
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