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SELECTING A SUITABLE MEMORY CARD

A memory card is a compact portable storage media with a data capacity that exceeds the capacity of a floppy disk.

• You can use SDHC and SD cards. (If needed, buy a memory card separately.)
- You can also use a SD memory card, but recommended that you use a SDHC card with your camcorder.
(SD cards over 2GB are not compatible with this camcorder.)
• On this camcorder, you can use memory cards (SDHC) of the following capacity: 512MB ~ 16GB
• Compatible recording media
- The following recording media have been guaranteed to work with this camcorder. Others are not guaranteed to work,
so buy such products with caution.
• SDHC or SD memory cards: By Panasonic 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 memory card

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

SDHC memory card

• SDHC me
mory card complies with new SD specification Ver.2.00.
• This latest specification was established by SD Card Association to realize data capacity over
2GB.
• The SDHC memory card supports a mechanical write protection switch. Setting the switch
prevents accidental erasure of files recorded on the SDHC memory card. To enable writing,
move the switch up to the direction of terminals. To set write protection, move the switch
down.
• Due to change In File Allocation System and physical specifications, SDHC memory card can
not be used with current SD enabled host devices. SDHC memory card can be used with only SDHC enables host devices
which carry SDHC logo on devices its self or on its operation manual.

Common cautions for memory card

• Damaged data may not be recovered. It is recommended you back-up important recordings separately on your computer’s hard
disk.
• Turning the power off or removing a memory card during operation such as formatting, deleting, recording, and playback may
cause the data loss.
• After you modify the name of a file or folder stored in the memory card using your computer, your camcorder may not recognise
the modified file.
<Usable memory cards>
Terminals
<SD/SDHC memory card>
Protection tab