Playback mode

ªDeleting still picture files recorded on

a card by other equipment

A still picture file (other than JPEG) that cannot be played back on the movie camera may be erased.

Formatting a card

Please be aware that if a card is formatted, then all the data recorded on the card will be erased. Store important data on a personal computer, etc. Set to Card Playback Mode.

1Set [ADVANCED] >> [FORMAT CARD] >> [YES].

2When the confirmation message appears, select [YES] and press the joystick in order to format the card.

In order to stop formatting, select [NO].

Normally, it is not necessary to format the card. If a message appears even though you insert and remove the card several times, format it.

If the SD Memory Card is formatted on other equipment, the time spent for recording may become longer. If the SD Memory Card is formatted on a PC, it cannot be used on the

Movie Camera. Format the SD Memory Card on the Movie Camera, in this case.

Do not remove the card or turn off the power while formatting.

The Movie Camera supports SD Memory Cards formatted in FAT12 system and FAT16 system based on SD Memory Card Specifications.

Protecting files on a card

Files recorded on a card can be locked so that they may not be deleted by mistake. (Even if the files are locked, they will be deleted if the card is formatted.) Set to Card Playback Mode.

1Set [BASIC] >> [PROTECT] >> [YES].

2Move the joystick to select a file to be locked, and then press it.

1

[ ] Indication 1 appears and the selected

file is locked. Press the joystick again, and the lock will be cancelled.

2 or more files can be locked in succession.

ªTo complete the settings

Press the [MENU] button.

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Panasonic NV-GS300 operating instructions Formatting a card, Protecting files on a card, To complete the settings