Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Instruction Manual
- Highlights of the XF705
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Preparations
- Recording
- Recording Video
- Video Configuration: Video Format, System Frequency, Frame Rate, Resolution and Bit Rate
- Changing Main Functions with the FUNC Button
- Shutter Speed
- Gain
- ND Filter
- Aperture
- Gamma Curve and Main Color Settings
- White Balance
- Zooming
- Using Optional Conversion Lenses
- Adjusting the Focus
- Image Stabilization
- Onscreen Markers and Zebra Patterns
- Setting the Time Code
- Setting the User Bit
- Synchronizing with an External Device
- Recording Audio
- Audio Settings and Recorded Audio Channels
- Connecting an External Microphone or External Audio Input Source to the Camcorder
- Setting the Audio Input Type for the INPUT 1/INPUT 2 Terminals
- Selecting the Audio Input Source for Audio Channels
- Adjusting the Audio Recording Level
- Advanced Audio Input Settings
- Monitoring the Audio with Headphones
- Colors Bars/Audio Reference Signal
- Waveform Monitor
- Adding Marks to Clips while Recording
- Using Metadata
- Recording GPS Information (Geotagging)
- Reviewing a Recording
- Special Recording Modes
- Infrared Recording
- Customization
- Playback
- External Connections
- Network Functions
- Photos
- Additional Information
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Using SD Cards
Initializing an SD Card
Initialize SD cards when you use them with this camcorder for the first time. You can also initialize a card to
permanently delete all the recordings it contains.
1 Select [Initialize Media].
> [Æ
!
Recording/Media Setup] > [Initialize Media]
2 Select [SD Card A] or [SD Card B] and then press SET.
3 Select [OK] and then press SET.
4 When the confirmation message appears, press SET.
IMPORTANT
• Initializing a card will permanently erase all data, including clips with an $ mark, photos and protected custom
picture files. Lost data cannot be recovered. Make sure you save important recordings in advance.
• Depending on the SD card, the initialization may take up to a few minutes.
NOTES
• While recording on an SD card, you can initialize another SD card in the other SD card slot.
• If you set an assignable button to [Initialize Media] (A 117), you can press the button to open the [Initialize
Media] submenu.
Switching Between the SD Card Slots
The camcorder features two SD card slots, SD card slot A and
SD card slot B. If both slots contain a card, you can switch
between them as necessary.
Press the SLOT SELECT button.
• The access indicator of the selected SD card slot will
illuminate in green.
NOTES
• If both SD card slots contain a card and you open the cover of the selected slot, the camcorder will
automatically switch to the other slot.
• You cannot use the SLOT SELECT button to switch between SD card slots while recording.
• You can also perform this function remotely using Browser Remote on a connected network device (
A
162,
167
).
Operating modes:
Operating modes: