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• The SD Memory Card is equipped with a 
write-protect switch. Setting the switch to 
LOCK prevents new data from being 
recorded on the card, the stored data 
from being deleted, and the card from 
being formatted by the camera or 
computer.
r appears on the display when the card 
is write-protected.
• Care should be taken when removing the SD Memory Card immediately 
after using the camera, as the card may be hot.
• Keep the battery/card cover closed and do not remove the SD Memory 
Card or turn the camera off while the data is being played back or saved 
to the card, or the camera is connected to a computer with the USB cable, 
as this may cause the data to be lost or the card to be damaged.
• Do not bend the SD Memory Card or subject it to violent impact. Keep it 
away from water and store away from high temperature.
• Do not remove the SD Memory Card during formatting as this may damage 
the card and render it unusable.
• The data on the SD Memory Card may be lost in the following 
circumstances. We do not accept any liability for data that is deleted
(1) when the SD Memory Card is mishandled by the user.
(2) when the SD Memory Card is exposed to static electricity or electrical 
interference.
(3) when the SD Memory Card has not been used for a long time.
(4) when the SD Memory Card is ejected or the batteries are removed 
while the card is being accessed.
• If it is not used for a long time, the data on the card may become 
unreadable. Be sure to regularly make a backup of important data on a 
computer.
• Be sure to format SD Memory Cards that are unused or have been used on 
another camera.
• Please note that deleting data, or formatting the SD Memory Cards or the 
built-in memory does not completely erase the original data. Deleted files 
can sometimes be recovered using commercially available software. It is 
user’s responsibility to ensure the privacy of such data.
Others
Write-protect
switch
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