Advanced (Playback)

[FORMAT]

Initializing the built-in memory or a card

Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P93) 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.)

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 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.)

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•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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DMCFZ18, DMCFZ18K specifications

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