2 Preventing accidental deletion

Editingof motion/still pictures

Formatting cards

Preventing accidental deletion

Locking important pictures prevents them from being deleted accidentally.

Even locked pictures are deleted when SD cards are formatted.

Set the mode dial to [ ] or [ ].

Make settings from the menus. (P.28)

→[EDIT SCENE]

(For still pictures, [PICT. SETUP])→[LOCK SET]→[YES]

Select the picture to lock.

Formatting cards

All data, including locked pictures, are deleted and cannot be restored when SD cards are formatted.

Save important data on a PC ahead of time using the VideoCam Suite, etc.

Make settings from the menus. (P.28)

→[SETUP]→

[FORMAT CARD]→[YES]

When the message appears, select [YES].

End formatting.

A [] appears on selected pictures.

Selecting a picture a second time deselects it from locking.

Multiple pictures can be selected at a time.

End locking.

Use a sufficiently charged battery or the AC adaptor. Do not shut off power or open the card/battery door while formatting cards.

●Format SD cards with this unit. If cards are formatted on a PC or other device, recording may take time and the cards may be unusable with the unit.

●Some SD cards require time to format.

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Panasonic SDR-SW21PC Preventing accidental deletion, Formatting cards, →EDIT Scene, →SETUP→ Format CARD→YES

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