Panasonic DMC-FX55 operating instructions connect in PTP mode if you set the camera

Connecting to other equipment

∫About the PTP connection If the OS is “Windows XP”, “Windows Vista” or “Mac OS X”, you can

connect in PTP mode if you set the camera

to [ ] mode and then connect to your PC.

• Pictures can only be read on the camera. They cannot be written to a card or deleted.

• When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card, the pictures may not be imported.

•Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.

•Do not disconnect the USB connection cable while [ACCESS] is displayed.

•When there are many pictures on the built-in memory or the card, it may take some time to transfer them.

•You may not be able to play back motion pictures on the built-in memory or the card correctly when the camera is connected to a PC. Import the motion picture files to the PC and then play them back.

•If battery power is exhausted while the camera and the PC are communicating, the recorded data may be damaged. When you connect the camera to the PC, use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional).

•If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the PC are communicating, the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps. In this case, stop the communication at once on the PC.

•When connecting the camera to a “Windows 2000” OS PC with the USB connection cable, do not replace the card while the camera and the PC are connected. The information on the card may be damaged. Use “Safely Remove Hardware” in the task tray on your PC when replacing the card.

•Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may be displayed in black in playback mode, multi playback and calendar playback.

•Read the operating instructions for the PC.

•If a card is not inserted when the camera is connected to the PC, you can access the picture on the built-in memory. If a card is inserted, you can access the picture data on it. (If the camera is connected in clipboard mode, the built-in memory data is displayed even if a card is inserted.)

•You cannot switch between the built-in memory and the card while the camera is connected to the PC. When you want to switch between the built-in memory and the card, disconnect the USB connection cable, insert (or remove) the card and then connect the USB connection cable to the PC again.

•The message [PLEASE RE-CONNECT

THE PRINTER.] appears if you change

the mode dial to print mode [ ] while this unit is connected to a PC. If

connecting the printer again, change the

mode to a mode other than [ ] and then check that no data is being transferred. [ACCESS] appears on the LCD monitor of this unit while data is being transferred.)

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