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SafetyPrecautions
•Whenusingtheash,becarefulnottocoveritwithyourngersor
clothing.
Thiscouldresultinburnsordamagetotheash.
•Avoidusing,placingorstoringtheproductinthefollowingplaces:
-Placessubjecttostrongsunlight
-Placessubjecttotemperaturesabove40°C(104°F)
-Humidordustyareas
Thesecouldcauseleakage,overheatingoranexplosionofthebattery,
resultinginelectricalshock,re,burnsorotherinjuries.
Hightemperaturesmaycausedeformationofthecameraorbatterycharger
casing.
•Theslideshowtransitioneffectsmaycausediscomfortwhenviewed
forprolongedperiods.
•Whenusingtheseparatelysoldoptionallenses,besuretoattach
themrmly.
Ifthelensbecomeslooseandfallsoff,itmaycrack,andtheshardsofglass
mayleadtocuts.
Caution
Denotesthepossibilityofdamagetotheequipment.
•Donotaimthecameraatbrightlightsources(suchasthesunona
clearday).
Doingsomaydamagetheimagesensor.
•Whenusingthecameraonabeachoratawindylocation,becareful
nottoallowdustorsandtoenterthecamera.
•Donotpushdownontheash,orpryitopen.
Thismaycausetheproducttomalfunction.
•Inregularuse,smallamountsofsmokemaybeemittedfromthe
ash.
Thisisduetothehighintensityoftheashburningdustandforeign
materialsstucktothefrontoftheunit.Pleaseuseacottonswabtoremove
dirt,dustorotherforeignmatterfromtheashtopreventheatbuild-upand
damagetotheunit.
•Removeandstorethebatterywhenyouarenotusingthecamera.
Ifthebatteryisleftinsidethecamera,damagecausedbyleakagemay
occur.