Appendixes 87Camera maintenanceCautions when using memory cards• Insert a memory card in the correct direction. Inserting a memorycard in the wrong direction may damage your camera and memorycard.• Do not use memory cards that have been formatted by othercameras or by a computer. Reformat the memory card with yourcamera.• Turn off the camera when you insert or remove the memory card.• Do not remove the memory card or turn off your camera while thelamp is blinking, as this may damage your data.• When the lifespan of a memory card has expired, you cannot storeany more photos on the card. Use a new memory card.• Do not bend, drop, or subject memory cards with heavy impact orpressure.• Avoid using or storing memory cards near strong magnetic fields.• Avoid using or keeping memory cards in areas with hightemperature, high humidity, or corrosive substances.• Prevent memory cards from making contact with liquids, dirt, orforeign substances. If dirty, wipe the memory card clean with a softcloth before you insert the memory card in your camera.• Do not allow liquids, dirt, or foreign substances to come in contactwith memory cards or the memory card slot. Doing so may causememory cards or the camera to malfunction.• When you carry a memory card, use a case to protect the card fromelectrostatic discharges.Memory card capacityThe memory capacity may differ depending on the scenes youshoot or the shooting conditions. These capacities are based ona 1 GB microSD card:Size SuperFine Fine Normal 60 FPS 30 FPS 24 FPS 15 FPSPhotos138 272 401 - - - -160 315 464 - - - -162 318 468 - - - -191 374 549 - - - -239 465 678 - - - -373 714 1,025 - - - -851 1,539 2,108 - - - -1,913 3,091 3,889 - - - -*Videos- - - - - Approx.05’ 32’’Approx.08’ 49’’- - - - Approx.13’ 10’’ - Approx.25’ 52’’- - - Approx.13’ 50’’Approx.27’ 10’’ - Approx.52’ 20’’* Available recording time may vary if you use the zoom.Several videos were recorded in succession to determine the totalrecording time.