Preparation

About the Card

Access to the card

SD Memory Card

When pictures are being recorded onto the card, the card access indication A lights red.

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When the card access indication lights, pictures are being read or deleted, or the card is cleaned up (P90) or formatted, do not:

turn the camera 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 pictures from your card to your PC periodically (P94). The data on the card may be damaged or lost due to electromagnetic wave, 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. (P91)

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.)

On this unit, you can use SD Memory Cards of the following capacity (from 8 MB to 2 GB).

8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB (Maximum)

Please confirm the latest information on the following website.

http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs

(This Site is English only.)

This unit supports 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 pictures.

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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DMCFX9K, DMCFX9S, DMC-FX9PP specifications

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