With a PC
≥When the Camcorder is switched to the PC Mode while it is connected to the personal computer, the operation mode of the Camcorder cannot be switched. In this case, disconnect the USB connection cable. Switch the operation mode of the Camcorder and reconnect the cable.
≥If the Camcorder is connected in the PC Mode, the [Removable Disk] icon representing the Memory Card drive is displayed in
[My Computer].
≥When the Tape Recording Mode of the Camcorder is switched to the PC Mode, a warning message may be displayed. You may simply ignore it.
≥When you are using Windows XP or Windows 2000, you may install or uninstall this software after logging ON by setting the user name to Administrator or to a user name having equivalent authority.
≥If you install the video stream driver while the USB Connecting cable is being connected, or if you do not follow these Operating Instructions, the Camcorder will not be recognized correctly. In this case, delete the video stream driver from [Add/Remove Programs] as described below, uninstall the video stream driver, and
Set the Camcorder to Tape Recording Mode or Tape Playback Mode, connect it to the personal computer, and delete [USB Video Device] (Windows XP) ([Panasonic DVC DV Stream Device] (Windows 2000)) from
[Device Manager].
ªAbout the SD Memory Card
SD Memory Card
The SD Memory is an external Memory Card that is available in larger capacities. It has a write protect switch to prevent data writing and card formatting, as well as a copyright protection function.
≥SD Logo is a trademark.
≥All other company and product names in the operating instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective corporations.
Files recorded on a SD Memory Card
It may not be possible to play back the files on this Camcorder recorded on and created by other equipment or vice versa. For this reason, check the compatibility of the equipment in advance.
ªAbout the compatibility of the card
files
Data files recorded on an “SD Memory Card” by this Camcorder conform with DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) established by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association).
≥If you attempt to play back files recorded with this Camcorder on other equipment or to play back files recorded with other equipment on this Camcorder, you may not be able to play them back. Please check the compatibility with the other equipment in advance.
ªAbout the folder structure when using the Memory Card in a personal
computer
≥When a Card with data recorded on it is inserted into a personal computer, folders will be displayed as shown in the following figure.
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DCIM
100CDPFP
MISC
[100CDPFP]: The images (IMGA0001.JPG, etc.) in this folder are recorded in the JPEG format.
[MISC]: Files in which DPOF Data has been set to the image are in this folder.
≥[DCIM] etc. are necessary items in the folder structure. They have nothing to do with actual operation.
≥In Card Mode, the Camcorder automatically saves file numbers (IMGA0001.JPG, etc.) along with the images. The file numbers are recorded with each image as consecutive numbers.
≥When using the software without indication function, indication data, such as date, are not displayed. Depending on the software in use, the date and the time may not be displayed correctly.
≥The memory capacity indicated on the SD Card label corresponds to the total card capacity. Some of this capacity is used to protect and manage the copyright data, and not all capacity is available as conventional memory for a Camcorder, personal computer or others.
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