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Preparations
2Inserting battery and card
(Continued)
Preparations
3Setting the clock
Set REC/PLAY switch to before turning on power.
1Turn on the power
‘PLEASE SET THE CLOCK’ will be displayed
when power is turned on for the first time.
2While this message is displayed
Press [MENU/SET]
3Adjust year, month, date, time
Select
CLOCK SET
CANCEL SELECT SET
0:00 1/
JAN
/2008
D
/
M
/
Y
Select to change date format
• To cancel → Press .
• [D/M/Y]
12:34 1.JAN.2008
• [M/D/Y]
12:34 JAN. 1. 2008
• [Y/M/D]
2008. 1. 1 12:34
Adjust
4Set
Press [MENU/SET]
• Turn on power again and check time display.
(Time and date can be displayed by pressing
[DISPLAY] several times.)
REC/PLAY switch
Failure to set the date and time will cause the date/time to be improperly printed when
printing pictures in digital photo centre or when using ‘TEXT STAMP’ (P.73).
Time is displayed in 24-hour format. Year can be set between 2000 and 2099.
Clock settings will be saved for approx. 3 months even after battery is removed,
provided a fully-charged battery was installed in camera for the 24 hours beforehand.
To change time setting
Select ‘CLOCK SET’ from
SETUP menu (P.22),
perform 3 and 4.
To set local time at
overseas destination
‘WORLD TIME’ (P.54)
Remaining battery and memory capacity
1010
Pictures remaining
(P.100) Displayed when no card inserted (pictures will be saved to built-in memory)
Remaining battery (only when using battery)
(flashes red)
(Status indicator flashes when LCD monitor is off)
Recharge or replace battery (P.16).
When in operation
Card or Built-in memory are Illuminated red.
This means that an operation is in progress, such as the recording, reading, or deleting of
pictures. Do not turn off the power or remove the battery, card, or AC adaptor (optional)
(this may cause damage to or loss of data).
Picture save destination (cards and built-in memory)
Pictures will be saved to a card if one is inserted, or to the built-in memory if not.
Compatible memory cards (optional)The following SD standard-based cards (Panasonic brand
recommended)
• SD memory cards (8 MB - 2 GB)
• SDHC memory cards (4 GB - 16 GB)
Can only be used with devices compatible with SDHC
memory cards.
• Cards of over 4 GB may only be used if they have the SDHC
logo.
Always format cards with this camera. (P.27)
If the switch on the card is set to ‘LOCK’, operations such as formatting, recording, and
deleting cannot be performed.
Multimedia cards may also be used (for still pictures only)
Built-in memory (approx. 50 MB) Internal memory is slower than SD memory card.
Clipboard pictures (P.64) are saved to built-in memory.
Pictures may be copied between cards and the built-in memory (P.81).
Switch
(LOCK)
SDHC memory card
SDHC logo
It is recommended that you copy important pictures to your computer (as
electromagnetic waves, static electricity, or faults may cause data to be damaged).
For model numbers and types,
see http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs (This Site is English only.)