Message displays
THIS MEMORY CARD IS LOCKED
Release using the
NO VALID PICTURE TO PLAY
Take pictures, or insert a different card already containing pictures.
THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED
Release the protection before deleting, etc. (P.97)
SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE DELETED/THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED
→Save all necessary data to computer (or other device), and ‘FORMAT’ (P.26) card to delete.
NO ADDITIONAL SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE
The number of pictures that can be deleted at once has been exceeded.
More than 999 pictures have been set as ‘FAVORITE’.
The number of pictures that can be set at once in ‘RESIZE (MULTI)’, ‘TEXT STAMP’, or ‘TITLE EDIT’ has been exceeded.
CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE
DPOF settings, ‘TITLE EDIT’, or ‘TEXT STAMP’ cannot be made for
PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN
Force has been applied to lens (or other component) and camera could not operate correctly.
→Turn on power again.
(Consult the dealer or your nearest Service Centre if display still remains)
SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE COPIED/COPY COULD NOT BE COMPLETED
Pictures cannot be copied in following cases.
•Picture of same name already exists in
•File is not of DCF standard (P.40).
•Picture taken or edited on a different device.
NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON
There is no space left on the
→When you copy images from the
BUILT-IN MEMORY ERROR FORMAT BUILT-IN MEMORY?
Displayed when formatting
→Reformat directly using camera (P.26). Data will be deleted.
MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS CARD?
Card cannot be recognised on this camera.
→Save all necessary data to computer (or other device), and ‘FORMAT’ (P.26).
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Meanings of and required responses to major messages displayed on LCD monitor.
MEMORY CARD ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD
Access to card has failed.
→Insert card again.
Try with a different card.
MEMORY CARD ERROR MEMORY CARD PARAMETER ERROR
Card is not of SD standard. Only SDHC memory cards can be used for capacities of 4 GB or greater.
READ ERROR/WRITE ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD
Data read has failed.
→Check whether card has been inserted correctly (P.15). 
Data write has failed.
→Turn off power and remove card, before 
Card may possibly be damaged.
Try with a different card.
MOTION RECORDING WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THE LIMITATION OF THE WRITING SPEED OF THE CARD
Using a card of SD speed ‘Class 6’
or above is recommended for recording motion pictures.
The SD speed class is a speed rating for continuous writing.
Using a
If recording stops even when using a ‘Class 6’ card or card with speed of ‘10 MB/s’ or faster, the data writing speed is low. We recommend backing up the data on the memory card and reformatting it (P.26).
Motion picture recording may be automatically terminated with certain cards.
A FOLDER CANNOT BE CREATED
Folder numbers in use have reached 999.
→Save all necessary data to computer (or other device), and ‘FORMAT’ (P.26). Folder number is reset to 100 when performing ‘NO.RESET’ (P.24).
PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 4:3 TV/PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 16:9 TV
AV cable is connected to camera.
•To remove message immediately → Press ‘MENU/SET’.
•To change aspect ratio → Change ‘TV ASPECT’ (P.25). 
USB connection cable is only connected to camera.
→ Message disappears when cable is also connected to another device.
THIS BATTERY CANNOT BE USED
Use a genuine Panasonic battery
Battery cannot be recognized as terminal is dirty.
→Wipe any dirt away from the battery terminal.
NO BATTERY POWER REMAINS
The battery level is low.
→Charge the battery before use. (P.13)
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