Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX8 Operating Instructions Manual

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Preparation17VQT0R26About the Card∫ Access to the cardWhen pictures are being recorded onto thecard, the card access indication A lights red.When the card access indication lights,pictures are being read or deleted, or thecard is cleaned up (P82) or formatted, donot:• turn the camera off.• remove the battery or the card.• shake or impact the camera.The card and the data may be damagedand the camera may not operate normally.∫ About handling a cardTransfer important pictures/motion imagesfrom your card to your PC periodically(P86). The data on the card may bedamaged or lost due to electromagneticwaves, static electricity, breakdown of thecamera or a defective card.• Do not format the card on your PC orother equipment, format it with the cameraonly to ensure proper operation. (P83)∫ SD Memory Card (supplied) andMultiMediaCard (optional)The SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCardare small, lightweight, removable externalcards. The reading/writing speed of an SDMemory Card is fast. The SD Memory Cardis equipped with a Write-Protect switch Bthat can inhibit writing and formatting acard. (When the switch is slid to the [LOCK]side, it is not possible to write or delete dataon the card and format it. When the switchis unlocked, these functions becomeavailable.)SD Memory CardOn this unit, you can use SD MemoryCards of the following capacity (from 8 MBto 2 GB).Please confirm the latest information on thefollowing website.http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs(This Site is English only.)• This unit supports SD Memory Cardsformatted in FAT12 system and FAT16system based on SD Memory CardSpecifications.• This unit does not supportMultiMediaCard for recording motionimages.• The reading/writing speed of aMultiMediaCard is slower than an SDMemory Card. When a MultiMediaCard isused, the performance of certain featuresmay be slightly slower than advertised.• Keep the Memory Card out of reach ofchildren to prevent swallowing.38 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB,256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB (Maximum)