Operation Manual

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[ Menu] or
[Rec Media for Movies] or [Rec Media for Photos]
Select the built-in memory or memory card*
* When selecting the memory, you can check the total, used and approximate avail-
able recording time/number of photos (estimated based on the recording mode
(movies) or photo size/quality (photos) currently in use).
Initializing the Built-in Memory or Memory Card
Initialize memory cards when you use them with this camcorder for the
first time. You can also initialize a memory card or the built-in memory
to permanently delete all the recordings it contains.
At the time of purchase, the built-in memory comes pre-initialized and
contains music files for use as background music during playback.
Options
[ Menu] [Initialize / ]
[Built-in Mem.] or [Mem. Card] Initialization method
[Yes]* [OK]
* Press to cancel the complete initialization while it is in progress. All recordings
will be erased and the memory can be used without any problem.
IMPORTANT
• Initializing the memory will permanently erase all recordings. Lost origi-
nal recordings cannot be recovered. Make sure you save important
recordings in advance using an external device ( 120).
• When the memory is initialized, music files will be erased as well. Use
the supplied software Music Transfer Utility to transfer music files from
the supplied Instruction Manual/Music Data CD-ROM to the
Operating modes:
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Operating modes:
[Quick Initialization] Clears the file allocation table but does not
physically erase the stored data.
[Complete Initialization] Erases all data completely.
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