10.3 Configure the settings relating to the SD memory card [SD memory card]
Click the [SD memory card] tab on the “Basic” page. (→9.1 How to display the setup menu, 9.2 How to operate the setup menu)
The settings relating to the SD memory card can be configured on this page.
Operating mode
[SD memory card]
Select “Use” or “Not use” to determine whether or not to use the SD memory card.
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Default: Use
[Audio recording]
Select whether or not to save audio data when saving video data in MP4 format.
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Off: Does not save audio data to videos (MP4 format).
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On: Saves audio data (AAC-LC format) to videos (MP4 format).
Default: Off
[Remaining capacity notification]
When the E-mail notification function or the Panasonic alarm protocol function is used to provide notification of the remaining capacity of the SD memory card, select a level to be notified at from the following.
50%/ 20%/ 10%/ 5%/ 2%
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Default: 50%
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Notification will be provided each time the remaining capacity of the SD memory card reached the values above.
For example, notification will be provided each time the remaining capacity reaches 50%, 20%, 10%, 5% and 2% when “50%” is selected. Notification may not always be made at the very moment when the remaining capacity of the SD memory card has reached each value.
[Overwrite]
Determine whether or not to overwrite when the remaining capacity of the SD memory card becomes insufficient.
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On: Overwrites when the remaining capacity of the SD memory card becomes insufficient. (The oldest image is the first to be overwritten.)
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Off: Stops saving images on the SD memory card when the SD memory card becomes full.
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Default: Off
IMPORTANT
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When the setting is changed from “Off” to “On”, if the remaining capacity of the SD memory card is low, old images may be deleted in order to prepare to save new images.
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Select “Not use” when operating without an SD memory card.
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Before removing the SD memory card from the camera, it is necessary to select “Not use” first. When removing SD memory cards, make sure that the green indicator turns off when the SD ON/OFF button is pressed and held down (about 2 seconds). The recorded data may become corrupted if the SD memory card is removed when the SD MOUNT indicator is lit in green.
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When an SD memory card is replaced after pressing and holding (about 2 seconds) the SD ON/OFF button, press (less than 1 second) the SD ON/OFF button and confirm that the SD MOUNT indicator is lit in green. If the SD ON/OFF button was not pressed, the SD MOUNT indicator will light in green for about 5 minutes after replacing the SD memory card.
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When an SD memory card is inserted when “Use” is selected, data will be saved in accordance with the setting of “Save trigger”.
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After inserting the SD memory card, it is necessary to select “Use” to use the SD memory card.
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When the image refresh interval is short, notification/recording timing or interval may become incorrect. Notification/recording may also not be performed correctly as configured when multiple users are receiving images. In this case, set the refresh interval longer.
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There are limited times to overwrite on an SD memory card. When having a high frequency of overwriting, the lifetime of the SD memory card may become shorter.
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A lifetime of an SD memory card should be influenced by the number of the image files stored and log savings on the SD memory card. Selecting “H.264(1)”, “H.264(2)”, “H.264(3)”, or “H.264(4)” for “Recording format” can reduce the number of files that can be stored on the SD memory card.
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If the data writing speed goes down after data is repeatedly written on an SD memory card, we recommend replacing the SD memory card.
Recording stream
[Recording format]
Select the type of image data to be recorded on the SD memory card.
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JPEG(1): Records still image data (JPEG(1)). The data is recorded in accordance with the settings of “JPEG(1)” on the [JPEG/H.264] tab of the “Image/Audio” page.
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JPEG(2): Records still image data (JPEG(2)). The data is recorded in accordance with the settings of “JPEG(2)” on the [JPEG/H.264] tab of the “Image/Audio” page.
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H.264(1): Records video data (H.264(1)) in the MP4 video encoding format. The data is recorded in accordance with the settings of “H.264(1)” on the [JPEG/H.264] tab of the “Image/Audio” page.
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H.264(2): Records video data (H.264(2)) in the MP4 video encoding format. The data is recorded in accordance with the settings of “H.264(2)” on the [JPEG/H.264] tab of the “Image/Audio” page.
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H.264(3): Records video data (H.264(3)) in the MP4 video encoding format. The data is recorded in accordance with the settings of “H.264(3)” on the [JPEG/H.264] tab of the “Image/Audio” page.
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H.264(4): Records video data (H.264(4)) in the MP4 video encoding format. The data is recorded in accordance with the settings of “H.264(4)” on the [JPEG/H.264] tab of the “Image/Audio” page.
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Default: JPEG(2)
IMPORTANT
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If an SD memory card with an SD Speed Class other than 10 is used, 4000x3000/3840x2160/2560x1920/2048x1536 cannot be selected for the image capture size of JPEG images. When recording using H.264, set the H.264 bit rate according to the following conditions.
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(Record Off) Max. 6144 kbps
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(Record On) Max. 3072 kbps
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In the H.264 mode with resolution 4000x3000 or 3840x2160, the bit rate setting must be 4096 kbps or higher. When setting Record On for recording, use an SD memory card compatible with SD Speed Class 10.
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When using an SD memory card compatible with an SD Speed Class 10 and H.264 is used for recording, set the H.264 bit rate according to the following conditions.
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(Record Off) Max. 16384 kbps
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(Record On) Max. 8192 kbps
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For SD memory cards with an SD Speed Class 10, use a card that supports UHS-I (Ultra High Speed-I).
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When “H.264(1)” is selected, the settings for “H.264(1)” on the [JPEG/H.264] tab of the “Image/Audio” page will be changed to the settings for “H.264(1) & recording”.
When “H.264(2)” is selected, the settings for “H.264(2)” on the [JPEG/H.264] tab of the “Image/Audio” page will be changed to the settings for “H.264(2) & recording”.
When “H.264(3)” is selected, the settings for “H.264(3)” on the [JPEG/H.264] tab of the “Image/Audio” page will be changed to the settings for “H.264(3) & recording”.
When “H.264(4)” is selected, the settings for “H.264(4)” on the [JPEG/H.264] tab of the “Image/Audio” page will be changed to the settings for “H.264(4) & recording”.
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When “Cropping [16:9](30fps mode)” is selected for “Image capture mode”, “H.264(1)” changes to “H.264(1) Ch1”, “H.264(1) Ch2”, “H.264(1) Ch3” and “H.264(1) Ch4”.
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When using the SD memory recording function of a Panasonic network disk recorder, select “JPEG(1)” for “Recording format” of “Recording stream”. When “8 mega pixel [16:9](30fps mode)” or “4 mega pixel [16:9](30fps mode)” is selected for “Image capture mode”, the SD memory recording function of a Panasonic network disk recorder cannot be used.
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When “H.264(1)”, “H.264(2)”, “H.264(3)”, or “H.264(4)” is selected for “Recording format”, the settings of the following functions may be corrected.
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When “VBR” or “Best effort” is selected for “Transmission priority”, “Frame rate” is set.
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When “High” or “Middle” is selected for “Burst tolerance level”, “Low” is set.
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When “2s”, “3s”, “4s” or “5s” is selected for “Refresh interval”, “1s” is set.
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When “H.264(1)”, “H.264(2)”, “H.264(3)”, or “H.264(4)” is selected for “Recording format”, the name of the saved file will be given automatically.
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When “H.264(1)”, “H.264(2)”, “H.264(3)”, or “H.264(4)” is selected for “Recording format”, the number of users that can access the camera may be reduced.
[Save trigger]
Select a trigger to save images on the SD memory card from the following.
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FTP error: Saves images when images have failed to transmit to the FTP server by the FTP periodic image transmission function. Available only for the “JPEG(1)” or “JPEG(2)” images.
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Alarm input: Saves images at an alarm occurrence.
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Manual: Saves images manually.
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Schedule: Saves images in accordance with the settings for “Schedule” (→Section 16 Configure the settings relating to the schedules [Schedule]). Available only for the “H.264(1)”, “H.264(2)”, “H.264(3)”, or “H.264(4)” images.
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Default: FTP error
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When “H.264(1)”, “H.264(2)”, “H.264(3)”, or “H.264(4)” is selected for “Recording format”, “FTP error” is unavailable.
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When “JPEG(1)” or “JPEG(2)” is selected for “Recording format”, “Schedule” is unavailable.
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Ch1 to Ch4 can be selected for H.264(1) when “Cropping [16:9](30fps mode)” is selected for “Image capture mode”.
JPEG recording(Manual)
This setting is only available when “JPEG(1)” or “JPEG(2)” is selected for “Recording format”, and “Manual” is selected for “Save trigger”.
[File name]
Enter the file name used for the image to be saved on the SD memory card. The file name will be as follows.
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File name: [“Entered file name” + “Time and date (year/ month/ day/ hour/ minute/ second)”] + “Serial number”
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Available number of characters: 1 - 8 characters
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Unavailable characters: " & * / : ; < > ? \ |
[Image saving interval]
When “Manual” is selected for “Save trigger”, select an interval (frame rate) of saving images on the SD memory card from the following.
0.1fps/0.2fps/0.33fps/0.5fps/1fps
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Default: 1fps
JPEG recording(Alarm)
This setting is only available when “JPEG(1)” or “JPEG(2)” is selected for “Recording format”, and “Alarm input” is selected for “Save trigger”.
[File name]
Enter the file name used for the image to be saved on the SD memory card. The file name will be as follows.
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File name: [“Entered file name” + “Time and date (year/ month/ day/ hour/ minute/ second)”] + “Serial number”
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Available number of characters: 1 - 8 characters
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Unavailable characters: " & * / : ; < > ? \ |
[Image saving interval/Number of images to be saved(Pre alarm)] - [Image saving interval]
When “Alarm input” is selected for “Save trigger”, select a pre alarm interval (frame rate) of saving images on the SD memory card from the following.
0.1fps/0.2fps/0.33fps/0.5fps/1fps
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Default: 1fps
[Image saving interval/Number of images to be saved(Pre alarm)] - [Number of images to be saved]
Select a number of pre alarm images to be saved on the SD memory card from the following.
Off/1pic/2pics/3pics/4pics/5pics
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Default: Off
Note
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When “4000x3000” or “3840x2160” is selected for the image capture size of the JPEG images to be saved, “2 pics” or a higher value cannot be selected.
[Image saving interval/Number of images to be saved(Post alarm)] - [Image saving interval]
When “Alarm input” or “Manual” is selected for “Save trigger”, select an interval (frame rate) of saving images on the SD memory card from the following.
0.1fps/ 0.2fps/ 0.33fps/ 0.5fps/ 1fps
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Default: 1fps
[Image saving interval/Number of images to be saved(Post alarm)] - [Number of images to be saved]
Select a number of alarm images to be saved on the SD memory card from the following.
10pics/ 20pics/ 30pics/ 50pics/ 100pics/ 200pics/ 300pics/ 500pics/ 1000pics/ 2000pics/ 3000pics
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Default: 100pics
H.264 recording(Alarm)
This setting is only available when “H.264(1)”, “H.264(2)”, “H.264(3)”, or “H.264(4)” is selected for “Recording format” of the SD memory card, and “Alarm input” is selected for “Save trigger”.
[Pre alarm (recording) duration]
Determine whether or not to perform the pre alarm recording. Set the duration to save image data on the SD memory card.
Off/ 2s/ 3s/ 4s/ 5s/ 10s/ 15s/ 20s/ 25s/ 40s/ 50s/ 60s/ 90s/ 120s
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Default: Off
Note
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The available values change depending on the H.264 bit rate selected for recording. As the selected bit rate increases, the available maximum value for the pre alarm duration decreases.
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Ch1 to Ch4 can be selected for H.264(1) when “Cropping [16:9](30fps mode)” is selected for “Image capture mode”.
[Post alarm (recording) duration]
Set the duration to save image data on the SD memory card after an alarm occurrence.
10s/ 20s/ 30s/ 40s/ 50s/ 60s/ 120s/ 180s/ 240s/ 300s
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Default: 30s
* The actual recording time may sometimes be longer than the duration selected for this setting.
SD memory card information
[Remaining capacity]
Total capacity and remaining capacity of the SD memory card will be displayed.
Depending on the status of the SD memory card, the size indications will differ as follows.
Indication
Description
--------MB/--------MB
No SD memory card is inserted. Failed to obtain available capacity due to error, etc.
********MB/********MB
The SD memory card is unformatted, or locked (write-protected).
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When “Off” is selected for “Overwrite” and the available size of the SD memory card is “0 MB”, images will not be saved on the SD memory card. When the notification function is on, a notification will be sent to the registered addresses and destinations of the Panasonic alarm protocol when the SD memory card becomes full. (→13.4.1 Configure settings relating to alarm E-mail notifications, 13.6 Configuration of the settings relating to alarm notification [Notification])
[Format]
To format the SD memory card, click the [Execute] button.
IMPORTANT
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Before formatting the SD memory card, it is necessary to select “Use” for “SD memory card” on the [SD memory card] tab of the “Basic” page (→10.3 Configure the settings relating to the SD memory card [SD memory card]) and “Off” for “FTP periodic image transmission” on the [Advanced] tab of the “Network” page (→FTP periodic image transmission).
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Use the SD memory card after formatting it using the [SD memory card] tab. If using the SD memory card that has not been formatted on the [SD memory card] tab, the following functions may not work correctly.
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Save/obtain images that failed to transmit to the FTP server using the FTP periodic image transmission function
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Save/obtain alarm images
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Save/obtain images saved manually
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Save/obtain images in accordance with the schedule settings
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Save/obtain the alarm logs, the manual/schedule logs, the FTP error logs and the system logs
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Save/obtain images recorded using the SD memory recording function of Panasonic network disk recorder
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Play/download images on the SD memory card
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When an SD memory card is formatted while another user is in operation, the operation will be canceled.
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It is impossible to access the SD memory card during the process of formatting.
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All data saved on the SD memory card will be deleted when the SD memory card is formatted.
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Do not turn off the power of the camera during the process of formatting.
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After formatting the SD memory card, available size may be smaller than the total size since the default directory is automatically created in the SD memory card.
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Recommended SD memory card
Manufactured by Panasonic (option)
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SDXC memory card: 64 GB
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SDHC memory card: 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB
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SD memory card: 2 GB
(except miniSD card and microSD card)
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Use an SD memory card formatted compliant with the SD memory card standard at the default.
SD memory card images
[Access img.]
Images on the SD memory card can be obtained. Click the [Execute] button. Refer to 10.4 Access copy images saved on the SD memory card onto the PC [SD memory card images] for information on how to access images.