Preparing Recording Media

Preparing Recording Media

The camcorder records movies in MXF format (MXF clips) to 1CompactFlash (CF) cards and movies in MP4 format (MP4 clips) and photos* to .SD, /SDHC and 0SDXC memory cards. The camcorder is

38equipped with two CF card slots.

The recording media that will be used for recording (CF card, SD card, CF card and SD card, two CF cards) depends on the movie format (A55) and CF card recording method (A42) selected. Be sure to insert recording media to all the card slots necessary. Initialize recording media (A41) when you use them with this camcorder for the first time.

* The camcorder can record custom picture files and a camera settings file onto the SD card as well. The SD card serves also to store user memo files created with Canon XF Utility that you can then read and embed in the metadata of MXF clips (A111).

Compatible Recording Media

For the latest information about recording media tested for use with this camcorder, visit your local Canon Web site.

CF cards: UDMA-compatible1Type I CF cards. Capacity: 512 MB or larger.

1The Ultra Direct Memory Access (UDMA) specification allows data to be transferred between the CF card and device at high transfer speeds (measured in MB/s). Depending on the CF card, you may not be able to record even when using a UDMA- compatible CF card.

SD cards: SD / SDHC / SDXC cards. SD Speed Class2: CLASS 4, 6 or 103.

As of May 2014, the MP4 recording function has been tested using memory cards made by Panasonic, Toshiba and SanDisk.

2SD Speed Class is a standard that indicates the minimum guaranteed data transfer of SD cards.

3To record MP4 clips with a bit rate of 35 Mbps, we recommend using SD cards rated CLASS 6 or 10.

IMPORTANT

•After repeatedly recording, deleting and editing scenes (fragmented memory), it will take longer to write data on recording media and recording may stop. Save your recordings and initialize the recording media with the camcorder.

•About high capacity recording media You can use CF cards with a capacity of 128 GB or larger and SDXC cards with this camcorder but such recording media are initialized using the exFAT file system.

-When using exFAT-formatted recording media with other devices (digital recorders, card readers, etc.), make sure that the external device is compatible with exFAT. For more information on compatibility, contact the computer, operating system or memory card manufacturer.

-If you use exFAT-formatted recording media with a computer OS that is not exFAT-compatible, you may be prompted to format the memory card. In such case, cancel the operation to prevent data loss.

NOTES

• Proper operation cannot be guaranteed for all recording media.