Panasonic DMC-TZ3S Digital Still Camera - Page 26

Basics 1 Taking pictures (Continued) Picture save destination Pictures will be saved to a card if one is inserted, or to the built-in memory if not. 300 Card Built-in memory When in operation Card are Illuminated red. Built-in memory This means that an operation is in progress, such as the recording, reading, or deleting of pictures. Do not turn off the power or remove the battery, card, or AC adaptor (DMWAC5PP, sold separately) (this may cause damage to or loss of data). Pictures may be copied between cards and the built-in memory (P.73). It is recommended that you copy important pictures to your computer (as electromagnetic waves, static electricity, or faults may cause data to be damaged). Cards Always format (P.73) cards in this camera before first use. If the switch on the card is set to 'LOCK', operations such as formatting, copying, and deleting cannot be performed. Compatible memory cards → (P.15) Recording picture/time capacity → (P.92) Switch (LOCK) Built-in memory (approx. 12.7 MB) Used as a temporary save destination when you have no card. May take longer to access than cards. Clipboard pictures (P.58) are saved to built-in memory. Recording picture capacity estimates (default settings) Save destination Built-in memory 12.7 MB 256 MB memory card (Example) 512 MB 1 GB Pictures (DMC-TZ3) 2 Pictures (DMC-TZ2) 3 68 135 270 81 160 320 2 GB 550 660 The number of pictures that may be recorded varies greatly according to aspect settings (P.51), picture size (P.52), and quality (P.53) settings, in addition to the capacity of the card. (For more details: P.92) 26 VQT1B61