33 ShootingRemoving SD Memory Card1 Tilt the viewfinder upwards, and open theSD Memory Card slot cover by sliding it tothe left.Ensure that the SD Memory Card accesslamp is not flashing orange before openingthe cover.2 Press the center of the SD Memory Card sothat it pops out slightly, and pull the cardstraight outwards.SD Memory Cardaccess lamp21Do not remove the SD Memory Card or switch offthe power in the following circumstances. Doingso may damage your SD Memory Card.1) While the SD Memory Card access lamp is stillflashing orange after an SD Memory Card hasbeen inserted.2) While the SD Memory Card access lamp isflashing such as during recording or duringrecording finalization.Protecting SD Memory CardsMove the write-protect switch on the SD MemoryCard to the “LOCK” position to prevent recordedcontents being accidentally erased from the card.32LOCKWrite-protectswitch••Repairing SD Memory CardsNever remove the SD Memory Card or disconnectthe battery or DC cord while the SD Memory Cardaccess lamp is flashing, as doing so may damagethe SD Memory Card. In the event that the SDMemory Card has been removed while the SDMemory Card access lamp was flashing, or thatthe battery or DC cord has been disconnectedduring recording or the recording finalizationprocess, a repair verification screen will bedisplayed the next time the power is switched on inorder to allow errors to be repaired.Select YES to begin repairing. When repairing iscomplete, “REPAIR FINISHED” will be displayed, andthe camera will switch to the recording paused screen.Select NO to switch directly to the recordingpaused screen without repairing.Memory cards cannot be repaired with thecamera if NO is selected, but can still be repairedby using the AVCCAM Restorer∗ contents repairsoftware.An SD Memory Card on which an error occurredcan be repaired by using either the camerathat was used for the shooting, or the AVCCAMRestorer contents repair software.A repair confirmation message may be displayedafter inserting an SD Memory Card which has noerror, but repair will not be performed even whenYES or NO is selected.Repair may take up to 20 minutes or sodepending on the places where the errorsoccurred on the card.Use a battery with an adequate charge or the ACadapter.If the repair operation has failed, “SYSTEMERROR TURN POWER OFF” will be displayed.In this case, please use the AVCCAM Restorercontents repair software.Depending on the status of the data, it may notbe possible to restore all data completely. In thiscase, it will no longer be possible to play back theclips that were recorded before the power wasturned off.Clips with a total recording time of less than 10seconds may not be able to be repaired.Indexes attached during recording cannot berepaired.∗ The AVCCAM Restorer can be downloaded fromthe following website.https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/••••••••