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3. Safety and warning notices
If the digital video camera and accessories are handled improperly, this can be a source of
danger to yourself and others, or respectively damage or destroy the digital video camera.
Please read and strictly observe the following
hazard, safety and warning notices.
Intended use
This video camera is intended for the recording of videos and digital photos. It is designed for
domestic use and is not suitable for commercial applications.
Risks for persons with limited abilities to use electronic devices
Accessories and packaging are not toys for children.
Thus, keep these away from
children. Among other things, there is a risk of poisoning and suffocation.
The video camera and accessories may
not be used by people with limited knowledge
of the device
. The video camera may only be used by people who are physically and mentally
capable of operating it safely.
Risk of electric shock by wetness and moisture
The video camera and the affiliated components
may not be exposed to dripped or
sprayed water.
Furthermore, no objects filled with liquids, such as vases or glasses, may be
placed on or near the device. There is a fire and electric shock hazard.
Do not use the video camera near water.
There is a fire and electric shock hazard. Pay
special attention to the digital video camera when in rain, snowfall, on the beach or close to
water and protect it from
liquid
and
moisture.
Do not use the video camera in environments with
high humidity, a lot of steam, smoke
or dust.
There is a fire and electric shock hazard.
Electrical hazard
If
foreign objects or water have entered the digital video camera, turn it off.
Let everything dry thoroughly. Otherwise there is a fire and electric shock hazard.
If the digital video camera has
been dropped
or the
housing is damaged
,
turn it off
.
Otherwise there is a fire and electric shock hazard.
