About The Card - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 Operating Instructions Manual

About the Card

∫ Access to the card
While the card is being accessed
(Recognizing/Recording/Reading/
Deleting), the card access indication 1
lights.
When the card access indication 1 lights,
do not:
• turn the camera off.
• remove the battery or the card.
• shake or impact the camera.
The card and the data may be damaged
and the camera may not operate normally.
∫ About handling a card
Store precious data to your hard disk (P98).
The data on the card may be damaged or
lost due to electromagnetic waves, static
electricity, breakdown of this camera or a
defective card.
Preparation
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∫ SD Memory Card (supplied) and
MultiMediaCard (optional)
The SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCard
are small, lightweight, removable external
memory cards. The reading/writing speed
of an SD Memory Card is fast. The SD
Memory Card is equipped with a
Write-Protect switch A that can inhibit
writing and formatting a card. (When the
switch is slid to the [LOCK] side, it is not
possible to write or delete data on the card
and format it. When the switch is unlocked,
these functions become available.)
SD Memory Card
MultiMediaCard
• The reading/writing speed of a
MultiMediaCard is slower than an SD
Memory Card. When a MultiMediaCard is
used, the performance of certain features
may be slightly slower than advertised.
• After recording motion images using the
MultiMediaCard, the card access
indication may appear for a while, but this
is not a malfunction.
• Keep the Memory Card out of reach of
children to prevent swallowing.
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