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Using a Memory Card
(ELURA20 MC only)
Other Information and Precautions
The camera formats memory cards in DCF (Design rule for Camera File system).
Images recorded on a memory card with this camera can be transferred to a PC
with the use of the following products made for SD Memory Cards or
MultiMediaCards:
PC Card Adapter: Holds a memory card then inserts into the PC card slot found
on most types of laptop PCs.
Card Reader: Connects to a PC, then accepts a
memory card
.
FD Adapter: Holds a memory card then inserts into a PC’s floppy disk drive.
Memory Cards confirmed to operate with this camcorder (as of September
2001)
MultiMediaCard—
SanDisk: 8 MB, 16MB, 32 MB, 64 MB
SD Memory Card—
Panasonic: 32 MB, 64 MB
• However, we cannot guarantee that all of these memory cards work properly.
If you mistakenly erase the card mix sample images provided on the SD Memory
Card, they can be downloaded from the following home page:*
http://www.canondv.com
*You will need a PC Card Adapter or Card
Reader
to be able to download to a
memory card.
• If you purchase additional memory cards, format them with the camera, not a
PC or other device. There have been cases where memory cards formatted with
a PC or other device do not function properly.
• We recommend saving backups of memory card images on your PC’s hard
drive or other external memory device. Image data may be damaged or lost due
to a defect in a memory card, or if a memory card is exposed to static
electricity. Contents of a memory card cannot be compensated for should data
become damaged or lost.
• Do not remove the power source or the memory card while the camera is
accessing (recording to, reading, erasing files from or formatting) the memory
card.
• Do not use memory cards in places subject to strong magnetic fields.
• Do not disassemble memory cards.
• Do not bend or drop memory cards, or expose them to strong vibrations or
external shocks.

Memory card operating precautions