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Handling Precautions
• Thecameraisahigh-precisionelectronicdevice.Avoiddroppingitor
subjectingittostrongimpact.
• Neverbringthecameranearmagnets,motors,orotherdevicesthat
generatestrongelectromagneticelds,whichmaycausemalfunctionor
eraseimagedata.
• Ifwaterdropletsordirtadherestothecameraorscreen,wipewithadry
softcloth,suchasaneyeglasscloth.Donotrubhardorapplyforce.
• Neverusecleanerscontainingorganicsolventstocleanthecameraor
screen.
• Useablowerbrushtoremovedustfromthelens.Ifcleaningisdifcult,
contactaCanonCustomerSupportHelpDesk.
• Topreventcondensationfromformingonthecameraaftersudden
temperaturechanges(whenthecameraistransferredfromcoldtowarm
environments),putthecamerainanairtight,resealableplasticbagand
letitgraduallyadjusttothetemperaturebeforeremovingitfromthebag.
• Ifcondensationdoesformonthecamera,stopusingitimmediately.
Continuingtousethecamerainthisstatemaydamageit.Removethe
batteryandmemorycard,andwaituntilthemoisturehasevaporated
beforeresuminguse.