Panasonic DMC-F7A - Manual (Page 69)

• ixtremely high or low temperatures
will shorten the life of the battery.
• !f the battery is kept in smoky or
dusty places, the terminal may rust
and cause malfunctions.
» Do not allow the battery terminals
to come in contact with metal
objects (such as necklaces,
hairpins, etc.). This can result in
a short circuit or heat generation
and, if you touch the battery in
this condition, you may be badly
burned.
• Store the battery in a completely
discharged state. To store the
battery for a long period of time, we
recommend you charge it once
every year and store it again after
you completely use up the charged
capacity.
Card
® When the card is being read, do not
remove the card, turn the camera
off, or subject it to vibration or
impact.
• Do not leave the card in places
where there is high temperature or
direct sunlight, or where
electromagnetic waves or static
electricity are easily generated.
• Do not bend or drop the card. The
card or the recorded content may
be damaged.
• After use, be sure to remove the
card from the digital camera.
• Do not touch the terminals on the
back of the card with your fingers.
Do not allow dirt, dust or water to
enter it.
■ LCD MonitorA^lewfinder
LCD monitor
• in a place with drastic temperature
changes, condensation may form
on the LCD monitor. Wipe it with
soft dry cloth.
• If the digital camera is extremely
cold when you turn the power on,
the image on the LCD monitor is
slightly darker than usual at first.
However, as the internal
temperature increases, it goes back
to the normal brightness.
Extremely high precision technology
is employed to produce the LCD
monitor screen featuring a total of
approximately 110,000 pixels. The
result is more than 99.99% effective
pixels with a mere 0.01% of the pixels
inactive or always lit. However, this is
not a malfunction and does not affect
the recorded picture.
Viewfinder
• Do not direct the viewfinder or lens
to the sun. Internal components
may be seriously damaged.
_ SD Slide Show
if setting the SD slide show with the
[SD Viewer for DSC] which is in the
supplied CD-ROM, when playing
back, the message [SD SLIDE
SHOW START] is displayed. Press
the [MENU] button for normal
playback and press the [REVIEW/
SET] button to start the SD slide
show.
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