Panasonic PV-GS320 About the SD Card, About the compatibility of the card Files

With a PC

≥If you install the USB driver while the USB cable is connected or if you do not follow these Operating Instructions, the Camcorder will not be recognized correctly. In this case, delete the driver from [Device Manager] as described below, uninstall the driver and re-install it.

Set the Camcorder to Tape Recording Mode, Tape Playback Mode or PC Connection Mode, connect it to the personal computer and delete [DVC] or [Web-Camera] from [Device Manager].

Depending on your personal computer, one of the following screens may appear.

1Your personal computer does not support USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) so the video on tape cannot be imported from the Camcorder to the personal computer with the USB cable. Connect to an USB interface port etc.

≥You can use the WEB camera function.

Cancel

2The personal computer has recognized a USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) driver other than the Microsoft driver. Update the driver to make sure that it operates properly. -59-

3The USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) driver may not be recognized correctly. Update the driver to make sure that it operates properly. -59-

ªAbout the SD Card

The SD Card is an external Memory Card that is available in various capacities. It has a write protect switch to prevent data writing and card formatting, as well as a copyright protection function.

≥SDHC Logo is a trademark. ≥miniSD Logo is a trademark.

≥All other company and product names in the operating instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective corporations.

Files recorded on a SD Card

It may not be possible to play back the files on this Camcorder recorded on and created by other equipment or vice versa. For this reason, check the compatibility of the equipment in advance.

ªAbout the compatibility of the card

files

Data files recorded on an SD Card by this Camcorder conform with DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) established by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association).

≥If you attempt to play back files recorded with this Camcorder on other equipment or to play back files recorded with other equipment on this Camcorder, you may not be able to play them back. Please check the compatibility with the other equipment in advance.

ªAbout the folder structure when using the Memory Card in a personal

computer

≥When a Card with data recorded on it is inserted into a personal computer, folders will be displayed as shown in the following figure.

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DCIM

100CDPFP

MISC

[100CDPFP]: The images (IMGA0001.JPG, etc.) in this folder are recorded in the JPEG format.

[MISC]: Files in which DPOF Data has been set to the image are in this folder.

≥[DCIM] etc. are necessary items in the folder structure. They have nothing to do with actual operation.

≥In Card Mode, the Camcorder automatically saves file numbers (IMGA0001.JPG, etc.) along with the images. The file numbers are recorded with each image as consecutive numbers.

≥When using the software without indication function, indication data, such as date, are not displayed. Depending on the software in use, the date and the time may not be displayed correctly.

≥The memory capacity indicated on the SD Card label corresponds to the total card capacity. Some of this capacity is used to protect and manage the copyright data and not all capacity is available as conventional memory for a Camcorder, personal computer or others.

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