User Manual

Digital Still Camera
Features
Digital Still Camera Features
Camera Recording
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Formatting a Card
Available mode: CARD-CAMERA
In order to use a commercially available card
with this camcorder, formatting is necessary
before its first use. You also need to format a
card when one of the following warning
indicators appears, in order to use the card
with the camcorder.
• “FORMAT MEMORY CARD”
• “MEMORY CARD ERROR”
• “MEMORY CARD READ ERROR”
• “CANNOT STORE DATA”
• To cancel formatting, touch [NO].
5 Touch [YES] to format the card.
4 Touch [SET] to display the FORMAT
screen.
6 Touch [RETURN] until the menu screen
turns off.
Notes:
• The supplied MultiMediaCard is preformatted for
immediate use.
• Use this camcorder to format a card. The
camcorder may not recognize the images on a
card formatted by a computer or other equip-
ment.
FORMAT EXECUTE
ME D I A D I S P
RETURN
SOUND
OTHERS
RE -
SET
TURN
FORMAT
ALL DATA WILL
BE ERASED.
YES
NO
RE -
SET
TURN
NO
YES
FORMAT
ALL DATA WILL
BE ERASED.
YES
NO
Cautions:
• Formatting a card deletes all images on the
card including the delete-protected images.
Be sure to copy important data on your
computer or other media before formatting the
card. (See pages 82, 83 and 101 to transfer data
on a card to a computer.)
• Do not remove the power source during
formatting, as this may cause damage to the
camcorder or card. It is recommended that you
use the AC outlet for the power supply.
1 Insert a card to be formatted in the
camcorder.
2 In CARD-CAMERA mode, display the
menu screen (see page 31).
3 Touch [K] or [L] to select “R”, and
then touch [SET]. Touch [K] or [L] to
select “FORMAT”, and then touch [SET].
The menu screen is displayed when
formatting ends.