Using an SD Card

Using an SD Card

SD Cards Compatible for Use with the Camcorder

38You can use the following types of commercially available Secure Digital (SD) cards with this camcorder. The camcorder is equipped with two SD card slots. Initialize SD cards (A40) when you use them with this camcorder for the first time.

As of October 2012, the video recording function has been tested using SD/SDHC/SDXC cards made by Panasonic, Toshiba and SanDisk.

Memory card type: .SD card, /SDHC card, 0SDXC card

SD Speed Class*:

 

Capacity:

128 MB or larger**.

*When using an SD card without a speed class rating or one rated SD Speed Class 2, you may not be able to record video, depending on the card used.

**SD cards with a capacity of 64 MB or smaller cannot be used to record video.

IMPORTANT

•After repeatedly recording, deleting and editing clips (fragmented memory), it will take longer to write data on the SD card and recording may stop. Save your recordings and initialize the SD card using the camcorder.

NOTES

•About the Speed Class: Speed Class is a standard that indicates the minimum guaranteed data transfer speed of SD cards. When you buy a new SD card, look for the Speed Class logo on the package.

We recommend using SD cards rated SD Speed Class 4, 6 or 10.

SDXC Cards

You can use SDXC cards with this camcorder. When using SDXC cards with other devices, such as digital recorders, computers and card readers, make sure that the external device is compatible with SDXC cards. The table below summarizes compatibility by computer operating system, as of October 2012. For the latest information, however, contact the computer, operating system or card manufacturer.

Compatible operating systems for SDXC cards

Operating system

Compatibility

Windows 7

Compatible

 

 

Windows Vista

Compatible (requires Service Pack 1 or later)

 

 

Windows XP

Compatible (requires Service Pack 3 and KB955704 update)

 

 

Mac OS X

Compatible (requires version 10.6.5 or later)

 

 

IMPORTANT

•If you use an SDXC card with a computer OS that is not SDXC-compatible, you may be prompted to format the card. In such case, cancel the operation to prevent data loss.