Selecting a Suitable Memory Card

about the storage media

A memory card is a compact portable storage media.

Compatible memory cards

•This camcorder can be used with SD (Secure Digital) and SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) cards. It is recommended to use an SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) card. SD cards up to 2GB are supported with this camcorder. Normal operation is not guaranteed with SD cards bigger than 2GB.

•Compatible memory card capacity:

SD: 512MB~2GB, SDHC: 4~32GB

•Compatible recording media:

The following recording media have been recommended for use with this camcorder. Others are not recommended, so buy such products with caution.

SDHC/SD memory cards:

By Panasonic, SanDisk, and TOSHIBA.

•If other media are used, they may fail to record data correctly, or they may lose data that has already been recorded. For video recording, use a memory card that supports faster write speed (at least 2MB/sec).

•SD/SDHC memory cards have a mechanical write-protection switch. Setting the switch prevents accidental erasure of ﬁles recorded on the card. To enable writing, move the switch up in the direction of the terminals. To set write protection, move the switch down.

Usable Memory Card (512MB~32GB)

Terminals

SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) Memory Card

•The SDHC card is a higher version (Ver.2.00) of SD card and supports capacity above 2GB.

•Due to a change File Allocation System and physical speciﬁcations, the SDHC memory card cannot be used with current SD-enabled host devices. The SDHC memory card can be used with SDHC-enabled host devices which carry a SDHC logo on the device itself or on its operation manual.

Common cautions for memory card

•Damaged data may not be recovered. It is recommended you make a back- up of important data on the hard disk of your PC.

•Turning the power off or removing a memory card during operations such as formatting, deleting, recording, and playback may cause data loss.

•After you modify the name of a ﬁle or folder stored in the memory card using your PC, your camcorder may not recognise the modiﬁed ﬁle.

Protection tab

SDHC

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