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Typical CCD Phenomena / About a “Memory Stick”
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Typical CCD
Phenomena
The following phenomena may appear on
the monitor screen while you are using a
CCD
*
color video camera. These
phenomena stem from the high sensitivity of
the CCD image sensors, and do not indicate
a fault within the camera.
Vertical smear
A “smear” may appear to extend vertically
from very bright subjects, as shown below.
This phenomenon is common to CCD
imaging elements using an interline transfer
system, and is caused when electric charge
induced by infrared radiation deep within
the photo sensor is transferred to the
resistors.
Aliasing
When shooting fine stripes, straight lines or
similar patterns, the lines may become
slightly jagged.
Blemishes
A CCD image sensor consists of an array of
individual picture elements (pixels). A
malfunctioning sensor element will show up
as a single pixel blemish in the image. This
is generally not a problem.
White speckles
When you shoot a poorly illuminated object
at a high temperature, small white dots may
appear all over the entire screen image.
* CCD: Charge-Coupled Device
About a “Memory
Stick”
Available types of “Memory Stick”
for the unit
You can use “Memory Stick,” “MagicGate
Memory Stick” and “Memory Stick PRO”
with the unit. However, because the unit
does not support the MagicGate standards,
data recorded with the unit is not subject to
MagicGate copyright protection.
The data recorded with this unit is not
compatible with the other units, even if they
support “Memory Stick.”
What is MagicGate ?
MagicGate is copyright protection
technology that uses encryption technology.
Before using a “Memory Stick”
• When you set the “Memory Stick” write-
protect tab to “LOCK,” data cannot be
recorded, edited, or erased.
• Data may be damaged if:
– You remove the “Memory Stick” or turn
off the unit while it is reading or writing
data.
– You use the “Memory Stick” in a
location subject to the effects of static
electricity or electric noise.
• Do not attach any other material than the
supplied label onto the label space.
Pale vertical smear
Video monitor
screen
Very bright subject
(such as an electric
lamp, fluorescent
lamp, sunlight, or
strong reflected light)
Note
Notes
Terminal
Write-protect tab
Labeling position
