Turning the Power On and Off

1 Press the <button for more than 1 second.

The power lamp turns on.

2 To turn off the power, press the <button again.

The power lamp goes off.

NOTE

•To conserve power, the camcorder turns off automatically if there is no operation for 3 minutes.

•If the only operation is turning on the power, the camcorder enters the video recording ready status.

•When you first turn on the power after purchasing the camcorder, the [Time setup] screen appears. Set the date and time before using the camcorder. (Z p. 11)

Inserting an SD Card

Operation-confirmed SD cards

Operations are confirmed on the following SD cards. Panasonic, TOSHIBA, SanDisk, ATP. Video recording: Class 4 or higher compatible SDHC card (4 GB to 32 GB)

Still image recording: SD card (256 MB to 2 GB) or SDHC card (4 GB to 32 GB)

*If other media are used, they may fail to record data correctly, or they may lose data that had already been recorded.

Preparation: Turn off the camcorder.

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Unlock the SD card slot and open the cover.

Insert an SD card.

Return the cover of the SD card slot and lock it.

NOTE

•When the SD card is removed or inserted, the power turns off. Turn off the power before inserting the card.

•When an SD card is inserted, the SD card is prioritized as the destination for data saving.

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