Formatting Sd Cards; Finalizing A Disc - Panasonic HDC-SX5P Operating Instructions Manual

Disc and card management

Formatting SD cards

This is for initializing SD cards.
Please be aware that if an SD card is
formatted, then all the data recorded on the
card will be erased. Store important data on a
computer, etc.
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select
.
1
Press the MENU button, then
select [SETUP]
[FORMAT CARD]
press the cursor button.
2
When the confirmation message
appears, select [YES], then press
the cursor button.
≥ When formatting is complete, press the MENU
button to exit the message screen.
≥ Use this unit to format SD cards. If an SD card
is formatted on other products (such as a
computer), the time spent for recording may
become longer and you may not be able to use
the SD card.
≥ Depending on the type of SD card being used,
it may take time to format.
≥ Do not turn this unit off, while formatting.
≥ When you format the SD card, use a battery
with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor.
≥ Do not open the card slot cover while
formatting.
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[YES] and
MENU

Finalizing a disc

Finalizing a disc
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If you insert a DVD-RW, DVD-R or DVD-R DL
disc recorded in this unit (that has not been
finalized) into another device such as DVD
recorder, computer, etc., the disc may
become unusable.
Be sure to finalize the disc on this unit before
inserting it in other devices.
To allow the disc to be played
back on other devices that
support AVCHD (HD mode)
Important Notice
Do not insert discs which have been
recorded in AVCHD format into devices
which do not support the AVCHD format. In
some cases the disc may get stuck in the
device. The disc will not play back on
devices that do not support the AVCHD
format.
DVD-RW, DVD-R and DVD-R DL:
≥ After finalizing, the disc becomes play-only
and you can no longer record.
≥ When you un-finalize a DVD-RW, the disc
can be used for recording again. (l 96)
DVD-RAM:
≥ It is not necessary to finalize DVD-RAM.
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