Panasonic DMCFZ8K, DMC-FZ8 109, Press MENU/SET several times to close the menu, Format

Advanced (Playback)

•Do not turn the camera off or perform any other operations before copying is finished. The data on the built-in memory or the card may be damaged or lost.

4 Press [MENU/SET] several times to close the menu.

•If you copy picture data from the built-in memory to a card, the screen automatically returns to the playback screen when all the pictures are copied.

•If you copy picture data from the built-in memory to a card, we recommend using a card which has more free space than the built-in memory (about 27 MB).

•If a picture with the same name as the picture to be copied exists in the copy destination, the picture will not be copied. (P124)

•It may take time to copy the picture data.

•Only pictures recorded with a Panasonic digital camera (LUMIX) will be copied. (Even if the pictures were recorded with a Panasonic digital camera, you may not be able to copy them if they were edited with a PC.)

•DPOF settings on the original picture data will not be copied. Set the DPOF settings again after copying is finished. (P102)

[FORMAT]

Initializing the card

Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P97) Usually, it is not necessary to format the built-in memory and the card.

Format them when the message [BUILT-IN MEMORY ERROR] or [MEMORY CARD ERROR] appears.

Press 3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].

(The illustration shows the screen when the built-in memory is formatted.)

FORMAT
DELETE ALL DATA
ON THE BUILT-IN MEMORY?
YES
NO		MENU
SELECT	SET MENU	SET

•When a card is not inserted, you can format the built-in memory. When a card is inserted, you can format the card.

•If you press [MENU/SET] while formatting the built-in memory, the formatting will stop halfway. (However, all the pictures will be deleted.)

•Formatting irretrievably deletes all the data including any protected pictures. Check the data carefully before formatting.

•If the card has been formatted on a PC or other equipment, format it on the camera again.

•Use a battery with sufficient battery power (P26) or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7PP; optional) when formatting.

•Do not turn the camera off during formatting.

•It may take longer to format the built-in memory than the card. (Max. about 15 sec.)

•You cannot format an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory Card when the card’s Write- Protect switch A is set to [LOCK].

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•If the built-in memory or the card cannot be formatted, consult your nearest Service Center.

For USA assistance, please call: 1-800-272-7033

or send e-mail to : digitalstillcam@us.panasonic.com

For Canadian assistance, please call:

1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) or

send e-mail to: lumixconcierge@ca.panasonic.com

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