User Manual

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Appendix

. Memory Card Handling Precautions

Certain types of cards can slow down processing speeds. In particular, you may

experience problems saving high-quality (HQ, and HQ Wide) movies. Use of certain

types of memory cards increase the time it takes to record movies, which can cause

movie frames to be lost. This condition is indicated by

and

flashing on the

monitor screen. Use of a memory card with a maximum transfer speed of at least

10MB per second is recommended.

. Discarding or Transferring Ownership of a Memory Card or the

Camera

The format and delete functions of the camera do not actually delete files from the

memory card. The original data remains on the card. Note that responsibility for the

data on a memory card lies with you. The following procedures are recommended

whenever you discard a memory card or the camera, or if you transfer ownership to

another party.

• When discarding a memory card, either physically destroy the memory card or use

commercially available data delete software to completely delete the data on the

memory card.

• When transferring ownership of a memory card to another party, use commercially

available data deletion software to completely delete the data on it.

• Use the format function (page 104) to completely delete the data in built-in memory

before discarding or transferring ownership of the camera.