Preparation
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VQT0R26
About the Card
∫Access to the card
When pictures are being recorded onto the
card, the card access indication
A
lights red.
When the card access indication lights,
pictures are being read or deleted, or the
card is cleaned up (P82) or formatted, do
not:
•turn the cam era off.
•remove the battery or the card.
•shake or impact the camera.
The card and the data may be damaged
and the camera may not operate normally.
∫About handling a card
Transfer important pictures/motion images
from your card to your PC periodically　
(P86). The data on the card may be
damaged or lost due to electromagnetic
waves, static electricity, breakdown of the
camera or a defective card.
•Do not format the card on your PC or
other equipment, format it with the camera
only to ensure proper operation. (P83)
∫SD Memory Card (supplied) and
MultiMediaCard (optional)
The SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCard
are small, lightweight, removable external
cards. The reading/writing speed of an SD
Memory Card is fast. The SD Memory Card
is equipped with a Write-Protect switch B
that can inhibit writing and formatting a
card. (When the switch is slid to the [LOCK]
side, it is not possible to write or delete data
on the card and format it. When the switch
is unlocked, these functions become
available.)
SD Memory Card
On this unit, you can use SD Memory
Cards of the following capacity (from 8 MB
to 2 GB).
Please confirm the latest information on the
following website.
http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs
(This Site is English only.)
•This unit suppor ts SD Memory Cards
formatted in FAT12 system and FAT16
system based on SD Memory Card
Specifications.
•This unit does not support
MultiMediaCard for recording motion
images.
•The reading/writing speed of a
MultiMediaCard is slower than an SD
Memory Card. When a MultiMediaCard is
used, the performance of certain features
may be slightly slower than advertised.
•Keep the Memory Card out of reach of
children to prevent swallowing.
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8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB,
256MB,512MB,1GB, 2GB (Maximum)