Playback mode

Deleting files recorded on a card

The deleted files cannot be restored.

Set to Card Playback Mode.

1Move the joystick left or right to select a file to delete.

You can select a file in the multi-screen display. After selecting the file, press the joystick and display the operation icon.

2Move the joystick down to select [].

3Move the joystick up or down in order to select [DELETE 1 FILE] and then press it.

4When the confirmation message appears, select [YES] and press the joystick.

In order to stop deletion, select [NO].

ªTo delete all files

1Move the joystick down to select [].

2Move the joystick up or down in order to select [ALL FILES] and then press it.

3When the confirmation message appears, select [YES] and press the joystick.

Do not turn off the power while deleting. To delete files, use the AC adaptor or a

sufficiently charged battery.

In case of [ALL FILES], the deletion may take time if there are many files on the card.

If the “CARD FULL” indication appears when recording, the card is full and no further data can be recorded. Insert a new card or set the Camcorder to Card Playback Mode and delete unnecessary files.

If files conforming to DCF standard are deleted, all the data related to the files will be deleted.

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 Camcorder may be deleted.

Note:

To delete multiple files on the SD Card (selected files) connect to a PC and use the SD Drive feature.

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 Card is formatted on other equipment, it may take longer to record or you may not be able to use the SD Card. In this case, format the SD Card on this unit.

(Do not format it on a PC etc.)

This unit supports SD Memory Cards formatted in FAT12 system and FAT16 system based on SD Memory Card Specifications and SDHC Memory Cards formatted in FAT32 system.

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Panasonic PV-GS83 operating instructions Deleting files recorded on a card, Formatting a card, To delete all files