Kitchen Star VE-CG40U - Manual (Page 9)

ix
Precautions
•
Bef
ore recor
ding an impor
tant scene,
please perf
orm the operation test,
then
c
hec
k if the scene was captured pr
operl
y
.
•
When the digital still camera is not in use
,
remember to remo
ve the car
d,
turn off the
po
wer
, and disconnect the digital still cam-
era fr
om the po
wer sour
ce
.
•
Do not aim the lens at the sun. Do not allow dir
ect sunlight to strike the digital
still camera lens or LCD monitor scr
een,
whether or not r
ecor
ding is in pr
ogr
ess, as it
may damage the CCD sensor or LCD scr
een
sur
face. Be par
ticularly car
eful when r
ecor
d-
ing outside.
•
A
v
oid ma
gnetic sour
ces.
Using the digital still cam- era near str
ong fluor
escent
lights, motors, televisions, or other magnetic sour
ces
may adversely af
fect r
e
-
cor
ded images.
•
Using the digital still camera near a br
oad-
casting station or other po
werful trans-
mission sour
ce ma
y cause b
uzzing or im-
a
g
e deterioration.
•
A
v
oid shoc
ks and dr
op-
ping. Do not dr
op or otherwise
subject the digital still cam- era to har
d shocks or str
ong
vibrations. Bumping or strik- ing the unit during r
ecor
ding
will generate noise in the r
e
-
cor
ded image.
•
This digital still camera is equipped with a mo
ving lens.
Do not hit or press it har
d.
•
A
v
oid placing the
digital still camera in c
lose pr
o
ximity to
lighting equipment. The heat fr
om incan-
descent lights may de- for
m the digital still camera, or cause it to malfunction.
•
Al
wa
ys respect pr
ohibitions or restrictions
on the use of electr
onic equipment on
commer
cial flights or in other sensitive ar
-
eas.
•
Be a
ware of the temperature and humidity
.
Y
ou can use your digital still camera at 32°F
to 104°F (0°C to
L
40°C), and at 30% to 80%
relative humidity
. Do not
stor
e the unit in an
unventilated car in the summer
, in dir
ect sun-
light, or near str
ong heat
sour
ces; this can r
esult
in sever
e damage to the
unit casing and cir
cuitry
.
•
A
v
oid situations where water
, sand,
dust or
other f
oreign matter could get on or inside
the digital still camera, and do not use or lea
ve y
our digital still camera in areas with
e
xcessive smoke,
steam or moisture
.
Such envir
on-
ments can cause malfunc- tions or cause mildew to for
m
on the lenses. Be sur
e to keep
the unit in a well-ventilated location.
•
Some small,
por
tab
le tri-
pods ma
y be difficult to at-
tach and ma
y not be stur
d
y
enough to suppor
t y
our
digital still camera. Be sure to use onl
y a str
ong,
stab
le
tripod.
•
When using y
our digital still camera in a
cold en
vir
onment,
the LCD monitor screen
often appear
s less bright immediatel
y after
the po
wer is turned on.
This is not a mal-
function.
T
o
pre
vent the digital still camera
fr
om becoming too cold,
wrap it in a thic
k
c
loth,
blanket,
etc.