Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ18 Operating Instructions Manual page 144

∫ Conditions under which a different
folder number is used
In the following cases, the picture is not
recorded in the same folder as the previously
recorded picture. It is recorded in a folder with
a new number.
1 When the folder just recorded to contains
a picture file with the number 999 in it
(example: P1000999.JPG).
2 When the card just recorded to contains,
for example, a folder with the number 100
[100_PANA] in it and that card is removed
and replaced with a card that has a folder
with the number 100 in it recorded by a
camera from a different maker
(100XXXXX, with XXXXX being the name
of the maker) and then a picture is
recorded.
3 When recording after selecting
[NO.RESET] from the [SETUP] menu.
(Pictures will be recorded to a new folder
with a number sequential to the folder
recorded to immediately before. By using
[NO.RESET] on a card that does not
contain folders or pictures, such as one
just formatted, the folder number can be
reset to 100.)
∫ About the PTP connection
If the OS is "Windows XP", "Windows Vista"
or "Mac OS X", you can connect in PTP mode
if you set the camera to [
connect to your PC.
• Pictures can only be read on the camera.
They cannot be written to a card or deleted.
• When there are 1000 or more pictures on a
card, the pictures may not be imported.
Connecting to other equipment
] mode and then
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• Do not use any other USB connection cables
except the supplied one.
• Do not disconnect the USB connection cable
while [ACCESS] is displayed.
• When there are many pictures on the built-in
memory or the card, it may take some time
to transfer them.
• You may not be able to play back motion
pictures on the built-in memory or the card
correctly when the camera is connected to a
PC. Import the motion picture files to the PC
and then play them back.
• If battery power is exhausted while the
camera and the PC are communicating, the
recorded data may be damaged. When you
connect the camera to the PC, use a battery
with sufficient battery power or the AC
adaptor (optional).
• If the remaining battery power becomes low
while the camera and the PC are
communicating, the alarm beeps. In this
case, stop the communication at once on the
PC.
• When connecting the camera to a
"Windows 2000" OS PC with the USB
connection cable, do not replace the card
while the camera and the PC are
connected. The information on the card
may be damaged. Use "Safely Remove
Hardware" in the task tray on your PC
when replacing the card.
• Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may be
displayed in black in playback mode, multi
playback and calendar playback.
• Read the operating instructions for the PC.
• If a card is not inserted when the camera is
connected to the PC, you can edit or access
the pictures on the built-in memory. If a card
is inserted, you can edit or access the
pictures on it.