Connecting to other equipment

3When recording after selecting [NO.RESET] (P29) from the [SETUP] menu. (Pictures will be recorded to a new folder with a number sequential to the folder recorded to immediately before. By using [NO.RESET] on a card that does not contain folders or pictures, such as one just formatted, the folder number can be reset to 100.)

w PictBridge (PTP) setting

Even if you set [USB MODE] to [PictBridge (PTP)], you can connect to your PC if the OS is “Windows XP” or “Mac OS X”.

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.

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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 card, it may take some time to transfer them.

You may not be able to play back motion pictures on 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 (P16) or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7; optional).

If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the PC are communicating, the power 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. Disconnect the USB connection cable before replacing the card.

Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may be displayed in black in playback mode (P40), multi playback (P78) and calendar playback (P79).

For information about this, refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection.

Read the operating instructions for the PC.

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DMC-FZ50, DMCFZ50K specifications

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