Types of Usable SD Card

The following SD cards can be used on this unit.

Operations are confirmed on the SD cards from the following manufacturers.

Panasonic

TOSHIBA

SanDisk

SD Card

SD card

This unit supports 256 MB to 2 GB SD cards.

Use a Class 4 or higher compatible SD card (2 GB) for video recording.

SDHC Card

SDHC_card

Use a Class 4 or higher compatible SDHC card (4 GB to 32 GB) for video recording.

SDXC Card

SDXC Card

Use a Class 4 or higher compatible SDXC card (Max. 128 GB) for video recording.

Memo

Using SD cards (including SDHC/SDXC cards) other than those specified above may result in recording failure or data loss.

This unit is not guaranteed to operate with all SD cards. Some SD cards may not work due to specification changes, etc.

Do not use a miniSD card or microSD card (even if the card is inserted in an adapter). It may cause malfunction.

To record videos with “VIDEO QUALITY” set to “UXP”, use of a Class 6 or higher compliant SDHC/SDXC card is recommended.

To select “50p” in “SYSTEM SELECT”, use a Class 6 or higher compliant SDHC/SDXC card.

Class 4 and Class 6 are guaranteed to have a minimum transfer rate of 4 MB/s and 6 MB/s respectively during reading or writing of data.

You can also use a Class 10 compliant SDHC/SDXC card.

Both videos and still images can be recorded on one SD card. It is recommended to confirm the video operation of the SD card before usage.

To protect the data, do not touch the terminals of the SD card.

UHS-I SDHC/SDXC cards can be used in the same manner as standard SDHC/SDXC cards.
UHS Speed Class is not supported.

An SD card which is used for recording and/or editing on other devices may not be played back or edited on this unit.

An SD card which is used for recording on this unit may not be used for playing back and/or editing on other devices.

When your computer cannot recognize the SDXC card

Confirm and update the OS of your computer.

Windows Vista

Make sure that the operating system version is SP1 or higher.

Download and install the updating program (KB975823) from the following URL.

32 bit version

64 bit version

Windows 7

Download and install the updating program (KB976422) from the following URL.

32 bit version

64 bit version

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger / Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard

Not compatible.

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

Update the OS version to 10.6.5 or later.