Panasonic DMC-FZ30PP - Manual (Page 16)

Preparation
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VQT0R81
About the Card
∫ Access to the card
When pictures are being recorded onto the
card, the card access indication
A lights red.
When the card access indication lights,
pictures are being read or deleted or the
card is cleaned up (P114) or formatted
(P115). do not:
• turn the camera off.
• remove the battery or the card.
• shake or impact the camera.
The card and the data may be damaged
and the camera may not operate normally.
∫ About handling a card
Transfer important pictures/motion pictures
from your card to your PC periodically
(P118). The data on the card may be
damaged or lost due to electromagnetic
wave, static electricity, breakdown of the
camera or a defective card.
• Do not format the card on your PC or
other equipment, format it with the camera
only to ensure proper operation. (P115)
∫ SD Memory Card (supplied) and
MultiMediaCard (optional)
• The SD Memory Card and
MultiMediaCard are small, lightweight,
removable external cards. The reading/
writing speed of an SD Memory Card is
fast. The SD Memory Card is equipped
with a Write-Protect switch
B that can
inhibit writing and formatting a card.
(When the switch is slid to the [LOCK]
side, it is not possible to write or delete
data on the card and format it. When the
switch is unlocked, these functions
become available.)
SD Memory Card
• On this unit, you can use SD Memory
Cards of the following capacity (from 8 MB
to 2 GB).
Please confirm the latest information on the
following website.
http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs
(This Site is English only.)
• This unit supports SD Memory Cards
formatted in FAT12 system and FAT16
system based on SD Memory Card
Specifications.
• This unit does not support
MultiMediaCard for recording motion
pictures.
• The reading/writing speed of a
MultiMediaCard is slower than an SD
Memory Card. When a MultiMediaCard is
used, the performance of certain features
may be slightly slower than advertised.
• After recording motion pictures using the
MultiMediaCard, the card access
indication may appear for a while, but this
is not a malfunction.
• Keep the Memory Card out of reach of
children to prevent swallowing.
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8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB,
256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB,
2 GB (Maximum)