20 EN GETTING STARTED
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You can use an SD card as a recording medium
in the SD slot. See page 62 for the guaranteed
media to work with this camera.
1Make sure the camera’s power is off.
2Open the SD card cover.
3To insert an SD card, firmly insert it with its
clipped edge first.
To remove an SD card, push it once. After the
SD card comes out of the camera, pull it out.
●Do not touch the terminal on the reverse side of
the label.
4Close the SD card cover.
To protect valuable files
Slide the write/erase protection tab on the side
of the SD card in the direction of “LOCK”. This
prevents the SD card from being recorded over.
To record on this SD card, slide the tab back to
the position opposite to “LOCK” before inserting
it.
NOTE:
Before using a new SD card, it is necessary to
format the card. (墌pg. 20)

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TTENTION:

Do not insert or remove the SD card while the
camera is turned on, as this may cause the SD card
to be corrupted or cause the camera to become
unable to recognize whether or not the SD card is
installed.
You can format (initialize) the built-in hard disk
(HDD) or SD cards. You have to format the
newly-purchased SD cards with this camera
before using them. This enables stable speeds
and operation when accessing the recording
medium. Be aware that all files and data
including protected files will be erased.
(墌pg. 38)
1Set the power switch to or .
2Press MENU. The menu screen appears.
3Press / to select
[REC MEDIA SETTING],
then press 49.
4Press / to select
[FORMAT], then press
49.
5Press / to select
[HDD] or [SD], then
press 49.
6Press / to select [EXECUTE], then
press 49.
●By pressing the 49 button while selecting [HDD]
and holding down the button in step 5, you can
erase the data on the hard disk in a format that is
difficult to recover. Moreover, by repeating this
procedure, you can make the data even more
difficult to recover. When formatting in this way, a
formatting progress bar is displayed.
●To cancel the formatting, select [CANCEL], then
press 49.
CAUTION:
Do not remove the SD card or perform any other
operation (such as turning off the power) during
format. Also, be sure to use the provided AC
adapter, as the recording medium may be corrupted
if the battery becomes exhausted during format. If
the recording medium becomes corrupted, format it
again.
NOTE:
Do not format the recording medium on the PC.
Make sure to format the recording medium on the
camera.
Inserting/Removing an SD Card
SD Card (optional)
Clipped Edge
SD Card Cover
Label
Write/Erase
Protection Tab
SD Slot
Formatting a Recording Medium
DIS
CAMERA SETTING
BASIC SETTING
REC MEDIA SETTING
DISPLAY
QUALITY
WIDE MODE
VIDEO MODE
IMAGE MODE
FORMAT
CLEAN UP
COPY/MOVE
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