Problem

Recording stops suddenly during motion picture recording on an SD card.

Auto focus function does not work.

“ENVIRONMENT TOO DARK, OR LENS COVER CLOSED.” is displayed.

Sound is not played back from the built-in speaker of this unit.

Although this unit is correctly connected to a TV, playback images cannot be seen.

The playback images are squeezed horizontally.

Scenes or files cannot be deleted or edited.

The images on the SD card do not look normal.

Check points

Use an SD card that can be used for motion picture recording. (l 21)

When using an SD card on which data has been written many times and the data writing speed has reduced, the recording may suddenly stop during motion picture recording. Back up the data on the SD card to a PC, etc. and then format the SD card. (l 63)

Press MANUAL AF/MF button to erase the MF icon, or press iA button.

There are some recording subjects and surroundings for which the auto focus does not operate correctly. (l 101) If so, use the manual focus mode to adjust the focus. (l 50)

Open the lens cover before turning the unit on.

This message may appear if you try to record in extremely dark places.

During playback, move the volume lever to display the volume indication and adjust it. (l 54)

Please read the operating instructions of your TV and select the video input that this unit is connected to.

Change the setting to match the aspect ratio of the TV. (l 65)

Locked scenes or files cannot be deleted. Release the lock setting. (l 60, 61)

It may not be possible to delete scenes that are displayed

as [ ] on the thumbnail display. If the scenes are unnecessary, format the SD card to erase the data. (l 63) Please be aware that if the SD card is formatted then all the data recorded on the SD card will be erased.

If the SD card’s write protect switch is set to LOCK, then deletion and editing are disabled. (l 20)

The data may be destroyed. It may have been destroyed by static or electromagnetic waves. Store important data on a PC or other products as well.

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Panasonic SDR-S26PC operating instructions Scenes or files cannot be deleted or edited

SDR-S26P, SDR-S26PC specifications

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