[Format]; Initializing The Card - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 Operating Instructions Manual

• Do not turn the camera off or perform
any other operations before copying is
finished. The data on the built-in
memory or the card may be damaged
or lost.
4 Press [MENU/SET] several times
to close the menu.
• If you copy picture data from the built-in
memory to a card, the screen
automatically returns to the playback
screen when all the pictures are copied.
• If you copy picture data from the built-in
memory to a card, we recommend using a
card which has more free space than the
built-in memory (about 27 MB).
• If a picture with the same name as the
picture to be copied exists in the copy
destination, the picture will not be copied.
(P124)
• It may take time to copy the picture data.
• Only pictures recorded with a Panasonic
digital camera (LUMIX) will be copied.
(Even if the pictures were recorded with a
Panasonic digital camera, you may not be
able to copy them if they were edited with
a PC.)
• DPOF settings on the original picture data
will not be copied. Set the DPOF settings
again after copying is finished. (P102)

[FORMAT]

Initializing the card

MENU
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode
SET
menu and select the item to set. (P97)
Usually, it is not necessary to format the
built-in memory and the card.
Format them when the message [BUILT-IN
MEMORY ERROR] or [MEMORY CARD
ERROR] appears.
Press 3 to select [YES] and then
press [MENU/SET].
(The illustration shows the screen when
the built-in memory is formatted.)
FORMAT
DELETE ALL DATA
ON THE BUILT-IN MEMORY?
SELECT
• When a card is not inserted, you can
format the built-in memory. When a card
is inserted, you can format the card.
• If you press [MENU/SET] while
formatting the built-in memory, the
formatting will stop halfway. (However,
all the pictures will be deleted.)
• Formatting irretrievably deletes all the data
including any protected pictures. Check the
data carefully before formatting.
• If the card has been formatted on a PC or
other equipment, format it on the camera
again.
• Use a battery with sufficient battery power
(P26) or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7PP;
optional) when formatting.
• Do not turn the camera off during formatting.
• It may take longer to format the built-in
memory than the card. (Max. about 15 sec.)
• You cannot format an SD Memory Card or
an SDHC Memory Card when the card's
Write- Protect switch A is set to [LOCK].
• If the built-in memory or the card cannot
be formatted, consult your nearest
Service Center.
For USA assistance, please call: 1-800-272-7033
or send e-mail to : digitalstillcam@us.panasonic.com
For Canadian assistance, please call:
1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) or
send e-mail to: lumixconcierge@ca.panasonic.com
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