Formatting A Card - Panasonic NV-GS500 Operating Instructions Manual

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To delete all files
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Move the joystick down to select [
2
Move the joystick up or down in order to
select [ALL FILES] and then press it.
3
When the confirmation message appears,
select [YES] and press the joystick.
≥Do not turn off the power while deleting.
≥To delete files, use the AC adaptor or a
sufficiently charged battery.
≥In case of [ALL FILES], the deletion may take
time if there are many files on the card.
≥If the "CARD FULL" indication appears when
recording, the card is full and no further data
can be recorded. Insert a new card or set the
camera to Card Playback Mode and delete
unnecessary files.
≥If files conforming to DCF standard are deleted,
all the data related to the files will be deleted.
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Deleting still picture files recorded on
a card by other equipment
≥A still picture file (other than JPEG) that cannot
be played back on the movie camera may be
deleted.
Playback mode

Formatting a card

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Please be aware that if a card is formatted, then
all the data recorded on the card will be erased.
Store important data on a personal computer, etc.
≥Set to Card Playback Mode.
1
Set [ADVANCED] >> [FORMAT CARD] >>
[YES].
2
When the confirmation message appears,
select [YES] and press the joystick in order
to format the card.
≥In order to stop formatting, select [NO].
≥Normally, it is not necessary to format the card.
If a message appears even though you insert
and remove the card several times, format it.
≥If the SD Memory Card is formatted on other
equipment, the time spent for recording may
become longer. If the SD Memory Card is
formatted on a PC, it cannot be used on the
movie camera. Format the SD Memory Card on
the movie camera, in this case.
≥Do not remove the card or turn off the power
while formatting.
≥The movie camera supports SD Memory Cards
formatted in FAT12 system and FAT16 system
based on SD Memory Card Specifications.
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