
Preparation
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VQT1B86
B
: Do not touch the connection
terminals of the card.
• The card may be damaged if it is not
fully inserted.
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Close the card/battery door.
2
Slide the release lever in the
direction of the arrow.
• If the card/battery door cannot be
completely closed, remove the card,
check its direction and then insert it
again.
• Remove the battery after use. Store the
removed battery in the battery carrying
case (supplied).
• Do not remove the battery until the
LCD monitor and the status indicator
(green) turn off as the settings on the
camera may not be stored properly.
• The supplied battery is designed only
for the camera. Do not use it with any
other equipment.
• Do not insert or remove the battery or
the card while this unit is turned on.
The data on the built-in memory or the
card may be damaged. Be particularly
careful while the built-in memory or the
card is being accessed. (P21)
• We recommend using a Panasonic
card.
About the Built-in
Memory/the Card
(optional)
The built-in memory can be used as a
temporary storage device when the card
being used becomes full.
∫
Built-in Memory [
]
• You can record or play back pictures
with the built-in memory. (The built-in
memory cannot be used when a card is
inserted.)
• The built-in memory capacity is about
27 MB.
• Picture size is fixed to QVGA
(320
k
240 pixels) when recording
motion pictures to the built-in memory.
(P51)
∫
Card [
]
You can record or play back pictures on
a card.
∫
Card (optional)
• The SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory
Card and MultiMediaCard are small,
lightweight, removable external cards.
• The SDHC Memory Card is a memory
card standard decided by the SD
Association in 2006 for high capacity
memory cards more than 2 GB.
• The reading/writing speed of an SD
Memory Card and an SDHC Memory
Card is fast. Both types of card are
equipped with a Write-Protect switch
A
that prevents writing and formatting the
card. (If 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 slid to the other side, these
functions become available.)
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