99.99%
of
the pixels are operational for effective
use. However, there may be some tiny black
points
and/or
bright points (white, red, blue,
or
green in color) that appear constantly in
the viewfinder
and
on the LCD screen. These
points are normal results
of
the manufacturing
process
and
do not affect the recording in any
way.
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Black
point
White,
red,
blue
or
green
point
• Exposing the LCD screen,
or
the lens to direct
sunlight for long periods
of
time may cause
malfunctions.
• Do not aim at the sun. Doing so might cause
your camcorder to malfunction. Take images
of
the sun only in low light conditions, such
as
at dusk.
About
changing
the
language setting
The on-screen displays in each local language are
used for illustrating the operating procedures.
Change the screen language before using your
camcorder ifnecessary (p. 22).
Recording
• Before starting to record, test the recording
function to make sure that the image and
sound
are recorded without any problems.
• Compensation for the contents
of
recordings
cannot be provided, even ifrecording or
playback
is
not
possible due to a malfunction
of
the camcorder, storage media, etc.
•
TV
color systems differ depending
on
the
country/region.
To
view your recordings
on
a
TV,
you need an NTSC system-based
TV.
• Television programs, films, video tapes,
and other materials may be copyrighted.
Unauthorized recording
of
such materials may
be contrary to the copyright laws.
Playing back recorded images on
other
devices
• Your camcorder
is
compatible with MPEG4
AVC/H.264 High Profile for high definition
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image quality (HD) recording. Therefore,
you cannot play back images recorded with
high definition image quality (HD)
on
your
camcorder with the following devices;
-
Other
AVCHD format compatible devices
which are not compatible with High Profile
- Devices which are not compatible with the
AVCHD format
Discs
recorded
with
high definition
image quality
(HD)
• This camcorder captures high definition footage
in the AVCHD format. DVD media containing
AVCHD footage should not be used with DVD
based players or recorders,
as
the DVD player/
recorder may
fail
to eject the media and may
erase its contents without warning. DVD media
containing AVCHD footage may be played
on
a compatible Blu-ray Disc™ player/recorder
or
other compatible device.
Carl
Zeiss
lens
Your camcorder is equipped with a Carl Zeiss
lens, which was developed jointly by Carl Zeiss,
in Germany, and Sony Corporation, and produces
superior images. It adopts the MTF measurement
system for video cameras
and
offers a quality
typical
of
a Carl Zeiss lens.
For HDR-XR200IXR200V
The lens for your camcorder
is
T*-coated
to
suppress unwanted reflections
and
faithfully
reproduce colors.
MTF= Modulation Transfer Function. The
number
value indicates the amount
of
light from a
subject coming into the lens.
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using the
Hard
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Save
all your recorded image data
•
To
prevent your image data from being lost,
save all your recorded images
on
external media
periodically.
It
is
recommended that you save
the image data
on
a disc such
as
a DVD-R using
your computer (see Operating Guide). Also,
you can save your image data using a VCR, or a
DVD/HDD recorder (p. 66).