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Using a Memory Card
Other Information and Precautions
The camcorder formats memory cards in DCF (Design rule for Camera File system).
Images recorded on a memory card with this camcorder can also be transferred to a PC with the use of the following products made for MultiMediaCards or SD Memory Cards:
PC Card Adapter: Holds a memory card then inserts into the PC card slot found on most types of laptop PCs.
USB 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 January 2002)
MultiMediaCard—
SanDisk: 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB SD Memory Card—
Panasonic: 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB
SanDisk: 8 MB, 16 MB, 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 MultiMediaCard, they can be downloaded from the following home page:*
http://www.canondv.com
*If you are unable to connect the camcorder to a PC using a USB cable, you will need a PC Card Adapter or USB Card Reader to be able to download to a memory card.
Memory card operating precautions
•If you purchase additional memory cards, format them with the camcorder, 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 card access indicator flashes.
•Do not use memory cards in places subject to strong magnetic fields.
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