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Setting the method for recording on a memory card
Setup of the camera
• Simultaneous recording may take a long time to record images.
• When the simultaneous recording feature or [Sort(JPEG/RAW)] is selected, if an
image is not recorded, for example, there is no memory card inserted in one of the
two slots, the image cannot be recorded on both memory cards.
Note that formatting irrevocably erases all data on a memory card,
including protected images.
MENU button t 1 t [Format] t Select the desired slot t
[Enter]
Notes
• During the format, the access lamp lights up. Do not eject the memory card while the
lamp is lit.
• Format the memory card using the camera. If you format it on a computer, the
memory card may not be usable with the camera, depending on the format type used.
• Formatting may take several minutes depending on the memory card.
• When the remaining battery time is 1 percent or less, you cannot format memory
cards.
MENU button t 1 t [File Number] t Select the desired
setting
Note
• If you execute [Reset Default], the file number is reset.
The recorded still images are stored in automatically-created folders in the
DCIM folder of the memory card.
Format
File Number
Series The camera does not reset numbers and assigns numbers to
files in sequence until the number reaches “9999.”
Reset The camera resets numbers when a file is recorded in a new
folder and assigns numbers to files from “0001.” When the
recording folder contains a file, a number one higher than the
largest number is assigned.
Folder Name