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INTRODUCTION
■
Operating Environment
•
The operating temperat
u
re range of the camera is 0°C to
40°C (32°F to 104°F).
•
Do not place the camera in any of the follo
w
ing locations.
– In an area exposed to direct s
u
nlight, or large amo
u
nts of
moist
u
re or d
u
st
– Near an air conditioner or in other areas s
ub
jected to
extreme temperat
u
re or h
u
midity
– Inside of a motor
v
ehicle on a hot day, or in an area
s
ub
jected to strong
v
i
b
ration
■
Condensation
•
S
u
dden and extreme temperat
u
re changes, s
u
ch as
w
hen the
camera is mo
v
ed from the o
u
tdoors on a cold
w
inter day into
a
w
arm room, can ca
u
se
w
ater droplets called “condensation”
to form on the interior and the exterior of the camera. Note
that condensation can ca
u
se malf
u
nction of the camera. To
a
v
oid condensation, place the camera into a plastic
b
ag
b
efore s
ub
jecting it to s
u
dden temperat
u
re change.
W
ait
u
ntil
the air in the
b
ag has had eno
u
gh time to
b
ecome acclimated
to the ne
w
temperat
u
re
b
efore remo
v
ing the camera. After
that, open the
b
attery co
v
er and lea
v
e it open for a fe
w
ho
u
rs.
■
Power Supply
•
Use only the special rechargea
b
le lithi
u
m ion
b
attery (NP-20)
to po
w
er this camera. Use of any other type of
b
attery is not
s
u
pported.
•
The camera does not ha
v
e a separate
b
attery for the clock.
The date and time settings of the camera are cleared a
b
o
u
t
12 ho
u
rs after po
w
er is totally c
u
t off (from
b
oth the
b
attery
and USB cradle). If this happens,
b
e s
u
re to reconfig
u
re these
settings after po
w
er is restored (page 202).
■
Lens
•
Ne
v
er apply too m
u
ch force
w
hen cleaning the s
u
rface of the
lens. Doing so can scratch the lens s
u
rface and ca
u
se
malf
u
nction.
•
Yo
u
may sometimes notice some distortion in certain types of
images, s
u
ch as a slight
b
end in lines that sho
u
ld
b
e straight.
This is d
u
e to the characteristics of lens, and does not
indicate malf
u
nction of the camera.
