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SAFETY TIPS AND MAINTENANCE
SAFETY
SAFETY
TIPS
TIPS
AND MAINTENANCE
AND MAINTENANCE
Cleaning the camera body:
1. Please use a soft dry cloth to clean the camera.
Cleaning the lens, viewfinder and LCD:
1. Blow off dirt or dust with a blower or canned air.
2. Gently wipe the lens, viewfinder and/or LCD with a micro-fiber cloth.
3. To remove dirt or residue, moisten the cloth with lens cleaning fluid and gently wipe the
lens, viewfinder and/or LCD.
CAUTION: Do not apply the fluid directly onto the lens, viewfinder or LCD.
Safety Tips
Precautions for the camera:
• Do not attempt to modify this camera in any way. This may cause a fire or electric shock or
severe damage to the camera.
• Do not use the flash in close proximity to people or animals.
• When taking photographs, never point the lens of the camera directly into very strong light.
• Please do not use this product in close proximity to flammable or explosive gases as this
could increase the risk of explosion.
• For safety reasons keep this product and accessories out of reach of children or animals to
prevent accidents.
• Keep the camera away from water and other liquids, and never let it get wet. Do not use
outdoors when it is raining or snowing.
• Should any form of liquid enter the camera, do not use it. Switch the camera off, and then
remove the battery. Do not continue to use the camera as this may cause a fire or electric
shock.
• Do not insert or drop metallic or inflammable foreign objects into the camera through
access points e.g. card slot and battery chamber. This may cause a fire or electric shock.
• Do not operate this camera with wet hands. This could pose a risk of electric shock.
• Under the environment with electrostatic discharge, the camera may malfunction and
require the user to reset the camera.
• Under the environment with electrical fast transients (EFT), the camera may loss function
and require user to reset the camera.
• Shielded cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B FCC
limits.
• Please avoid using the camera in high or low temperature. Operation temperature range
32ºF - 104ºF (0ºC - 40ºC).
• It is normal that the temperature of the camera body rises after being in use for a long
period.
• Do not leave this camera in places subject to extremely high temperatures such as in a
sealed vehicle, direct sunlight or other places with extreme variances in temperature.
Exposure to extreme temperatures may adversely affect the camera's internal components
and could cause a fire.
• Always use the camera and its accessories in a well-ventilated area.
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