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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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 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.
SD memory card security settings
[Additional info for detecting alteration]
Select whether or not to add information to enable detection when the data in the SD memory card is altered.
Alteration detection supports video data (MP4 format) only and can be checked using exclusive software.
Click the [Setup>>] button to display the setup menu that can configure the settings relating to additional info for detecting alteration. The setup menu will be displayed in a newly opened window.
[SD memory card password lock]
Configure a password for the SD memory card. When configuring a password, devices other than the camera will be unable to write to or read the SD memory card. If the SD memory card is stolen or lost, the risk of recorded data being leaked can be reduced.
[Set]
When an SD memory card with no configured password is inserted, a password can be configured using the [Set] button.
[Password]/[Retype password]
Enter the password.
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Available number of characters: 4 - 16 characters
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Unavailable characters: " &
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Default: None (blank)
[Remove]
When an SD memory card with a configured password is inserted, the password can be removed using the [Remove] button.
[Password]
Enter the password.
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Available number of characters: 4 - 16 characters
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Unavailable characters: " &
[Change]
When an SD memory card with a configured password is inserted, the password can be changed using the [Change] button.
[Old password]/[New password]/[Retype new password]
Enter the password.
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Available number of characters: 4 - 16 characters
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Unavailable characters: " &
[Status]
Display the configuration status of the password lock.
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Lock: A password is configured on the SD memory card, and the lock function is enabled.
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Unlock: The lock function is disabled.
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Password is set.: The password is configured correctly.
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Error(Unsupported SD memory card): A card that does not support password lock is inserted. Check that an SDHC memory card or SDXC memory card is inserted.
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Error(Password mismatch): The SD memory card cannot be used because the password configured for the SD memory card and the password configured for the camera do not match. Check that the passwords are correct.
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Error(Undefined error): Displays when the SD memory card is formatting, locked (write-protected), or when an error occurs in the SD memory card. Check the SD memory card.
Note
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The password lock function supports only SDHC memory cards and SDXC memory cards.
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If you will use the SD memory card on a device other than the camera with password lock configured, remove the password using the password lock remove button before removing the SD memory card. The password cannot be removed on devices (such as PCs) other than the camera.
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When the “Status” of “SD memory card password lock” is “Lock”, if an SD memory card with no configured password is inserted, the password is automatically configured to the SD memory card.
IMPORTANT
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If you forget the configured password, the password cannot be removed. The SD memory card with the configured password will become unusable, so manage passwords with great care.
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If you forget the configured password and you want to replace the SD memory card with a new one, perform 1 of the following steps to set the “Status” of “SD memory card password lock” to “Unlock” before replacing the SD memory card.
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Use the password lock remove button to enter a password and then press the [Set] button. In this case, even if you enter an incorrect password, the “Status” will change to “Unlock”.
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Initialize settings from the “Maintenance” page (→18.4 Reset the settings/Reboot the camera [Default reset]).
Recording stream 1/Recording stream 2
[Recording format]
Select the type of image data to be recorded on the SD memory card.
“Off” can only be selected for the “Recording format” of “Recording stream 2”.
“JPEG(1)”, “JPEG(2)”, and “JPEG(3)” can only be selected for the “Recording format” of “Recording stream 1”.
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Off: Does not record data.
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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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JPEG(3): Records still image data (JPEG(3)). The data is recorded in accordance with the settings of “JPEG(3)” 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:
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Recording stream 1: JPEG(2)
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Recording stream 2: Off
IMPORTANT
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If an SD memory card with an SD Speed Class other than 10 is used, 2048x1536 cannot be selected for the image capture size of JPEG images. Set the maximum combined bit rate of “H.264(1)”, “H.264(2)”, “H.264(3)”, and “H.264(4)” selected in “Recording format” to 6 Mbps.
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If an SD memory card with an SD Speed Class 10 is used, set the maximum combined bit rate of “H.264(1)”, “H.264(2)”, “H.264(3)”, and “H.264(4)” selected in “Recording format” to 16 Mbps.
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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)
Note
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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 using the SD memory recording function of a Panasonic network disk recorder, select “JPEG(1)” for “Recording format” of “Recording stream 1”.
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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 “On” is selected for “Additional info for detecting alteration”, “Compression” cannot be changed to “JPEG(1)”, “JPEG(2)”, or “JPEG(3)”.
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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.
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If “JPEG(1)”, “JPEG(2)”, or “JPEG(3)” is selected for the “Recording format” of “Recording stream 1”, and “H.264(1)”, “H.264(2)”, “H.264(3)”, or “H.264(4)” is selected for the “Recording format” of “Recording stream 2”, the maximum bit rate that can be selected for H.264 is limited.
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When “On” is selected for “Audio recording”, the maximum value of the available bit rate for H.264 will be limited.
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When “On” is selected for “Additional info for detecting alteration”, the maximum value of the available bit rate for H.264 will be limited.
[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)”, “JPEG(2)”, or “JPEG(3)” 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 17 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:
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Recording stream 1: FTP error
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Recording stream 2: Alarm input
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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)”, “JPEG(2)”, or “JPEG(3)” is selected for “Recording format”, “Schedule” is unavailable.
JPEG recording(Manual)
This setting is only available when “JPEG(1)”, “JPEG(2)”, or “JPEG(3)” 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)”, “JPEG(2)”, or “JPEG(3)” 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
[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.
[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)]
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
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--------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).
########MB/########MB | The password lock of the SD memory card cannot be removed.

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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. (→13.4.2 Configure settings relating to alarm E-mail notifications, 13.7 Configuration of the settings relating to alarm notification [Notification])
[Format]
To format the SD memory card, click the [Execute] button.
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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 (miniSD and microSD cards cannot be used)
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
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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 10.6 Access copy images saved on the SD memory card onto the PC [SD memory card images] for how to access images.