Sony Alpha DSLR-A290, Instruction Manual

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To remove the memory card
• Do not strike, bend or drop the memory card.
• Do not use or store the memory card under the following conditions:
– High temperature locations such as the hot interior of a car parked in
direct sunlight.
– Locations exposed to direct sunlight.
– Humid locations or locations with corrosive substances present.
• The memory card may be hot just after it has been used for a long time.
Be careful when you handle it.
• When the access lamp is lit, do not remove the memory card or the
battery pack, or turn off the power. The data may be corrupted.
• Data may be damaged if you place the memory card near strongly-
magnetized material or use the memory card in a static-prone or
electrically noisy environment.
• We recommend backing up important data, such as to a hard disk of a
computer.
• When you carry or store the memory card, put it in the case supplied with
it.
• Do not expose the memory card to water.
• Do not touch the terminal section of the memory card with your hand or a
metal object.
• When the write-protect switch of a memory card is set to the LOCK
position, you cannot perform operations, such as recording or deleting
images.
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Close the memory card cover.
Check that the access lamp is not lit, then
open the memory card cover, and push
the memory card once.
Access lamp
Notes on using memory cards