User's Manual

Formatting (Initializing) SD Cards
When the following cards are inserted, [!FORMAT]
appears at the remaining media display area.
Format the card using the camera recorder menu.
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Unformatted SD cards
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SD cards formatted under different
specifications
* For details of the menu operation, refer to
“[Basic Operations in Menu Screen]
(A
P 105)”.
Caution :
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Be sure to format the SD card on this camera
recorder. SD
cards formatted on a PC and other
peripheral equipment cannot be used on this
camera recorder.
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[!RESTORE] appears at the remaining media
display area when an SD card that requires
restoring is inserted.
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Select [System] B [Media] B [Format
Media].
(
A P
148 [ Format Media ] )
2
Select the slot of the SD card to be
formatted and press the [
STATUS/SET]
button (R).
.
2
Set
Format Media
Format Slot A
Format Slot B
3
The status of the selected SD card appears.
4
Select [Format] and press the
[STATUS/SET] button (
R).
.
4
Set
Cancel
Format
Format Media
5
Formatting starts.
.
Formatting...
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Formatting is complete.
When formatting is complete, “Complete”
appears
and the camera recorder returns to the [Format
Media] screen.
Memo :
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During formatting, menu operation is
unavailable but you can start recording.
However, this is only available when a
recordable SD card is inserted in the other slot.
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Formatting cannot
be performed in the following
cases.
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Recording is in progress on the SD card to be
formatted.
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SD card is not inserted.
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Write-protect switch of the SD card is set (z
is displayed).
Caution :
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If you format the SD card, all data recorded on
the card, including video data and setup files,
will be deleted.
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SD Card
Preparations