EOS C200, EOS C200B Instruction Manual

Preparing Recording Media

Initializing Recording Media

The first time you use a recording media with this camera, initialize it first. You can also initialize a recording media to

permanently delete all the data it contains.

1 Open the [Initialize Media] submenu.

> [Æ

Recording/Media Setup] > [Initialize Media]

2 Select [CFast], [SD Card A] or [SD Card B] and then press the joystick.

3 Select [OK] and then press the joystick.

4 When the confirmation message appears, press the joystick.

• The recording media is initialized and all the data it contains is erased.

IMPORTANT

• Initializing a recording media will permanently erase all data, including photos and protected custom picture

files. Lost data cannot be recovered. Make sure you save important recordings in advance.

• Depending on the SD card, 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 125), you can press the button to open the initialization

submenu.

Switching Between the SD Card Slots

The camera features two SD card slots, SD card slot A and SD

card slot B. If both slots contain an SD 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. On the screen, the SD card selected is indicated with a

mark next to SD card icon.

NOTES

• If both SD card slots contain an SD card and you open the cover of the selected slot, the camera 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 (

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