Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspection — Updating the camera firmware

Updating the camera firmware

There are two ways to update the firmware:

1Use the dedicated tool P2_Status_Logger to check and apply the update.

Only customers registered as members to PASS (P2 Asset Support System) can log in to PASS to use the dedicated (P2_Status_Logger) tool. With P2_Status_Logger, you can check the version information of the device used and jump to the page to download the required firmware. For details about downloading and using P2_Status_Logger, refer to the pages displayed after logging in to PASS.

Other benefits are offered to registered users. For details, refer to the website (http://panasonic.biz/sav/pass_e) of PASS (P2 Asset Support System).

2Check the version using the camera and apply the update

Check the version of the camera in the main menu [SYSTEM] [VERSION], and access the latest information on the firmware from the website described in NOTE, and then download the firmware as needed.

@@NOTE

tt Update completes by loading the downloaded files to the camera via the SD memory card. For details on update, visit the support desk at the following website:

http://pro-av.panasonic.net/

tt On the camera, use SD memory cards that are compliant with the SD standard, SDHC standard, or the SDXC standard. Always use the camera or P2 Viewer Plus to format the SD memory card.

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