Canon HF21, VIXIA HF21 Initializing the Built-inMemory or Memory Card, [OK], Menu], [Yes], [ Menu], Options, IMPORTANT, [Initialize, Operating modes:, Operating modes:

Operating modes:
FUNC.	[ Menu]	or
	[Rec Media for Movies] or [Rec Media for Photos]
	Select the built-in memory or memory card*		FUNC.

*When selecting the memory, you can check the total, used and approximate avail- able recording time/number of photos (estimated based on the recording mode (movies) or photo size/quality (photos) currently in use).

Initializing the Built-in Memory or Memory Card

Initialize memory cards when you use them with this camcorder for the first time. You can also initialize a memory card or the built-in memory to permanently delete all the recordings it contains.

At the time of purchase, the built-in memory comes pre-initialized and contains music files for use as background music during playback.

Operating modes:

Options

[Quick Initialization] Clears the file allocation table but does not physically erase the stored data.

[omplete Initialization] Erases all data completely.

FUNC.	[	Menu]	[Initialize	/ ]
	[Built-in Mem.] or [Mem. Card]			Initialization method
	[Yes]*	[OK]	FUNC.

*Press to cancel the complete initialization while it is in progress. All recordings will be erased and the memory can be used without any problem.

IMPORTANT

•Initializing the memory will permanently erase all recordings. Lost origi- nal recordings cannot be recovered. Make sure you save important recordings in advance using an external device ( 125).

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