How to handle data recorded on the memory card
AVCHD mode
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when transferring data on the memory card to a computer or when copying data stored on a computer back onto the memory card, be sure to use the dedicated AVCCAM viewer. The AVCCAM Viewer can also be downloaded from the following website.
(Compatible OS: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 or Mac OS X10.4 or later /Mac OS 10.5/Mac OS 10.6)
Concerning the handling of the camera’s metadata
The metadata supported by the camera is held in a special manufacturer area in the control file area for the AVCHD standard.
If files are deleted or copied, if clip protection is added or removed or if other such editing operations have been performed using editing software or a camera recorder which does not support this camera’s metadata, the special area for the metadata will be erased, and the shot marks and indexes added by the camera as well as the PH mode information and other information will be lost.
Therefore, before proceeding with these kinds of editing operations, check whether the camera’s metadata is supported.
Editing
In DV mode
Video and audio data in DV format are AVI Type2 files and the folder structure will consist of file associations as illustrated in the diagram on the right.
“VIDEO” folder contains saved video and audio data (such as “001AB00.AVI”). “ICON” folder contains the thumbnails of video data.
Since these folders contain other information required for playback on this camera, modifying or deleting any of them may disable playback of data.
Drive:\
PRIVATE
MEIGROUP
SBGDVSD
VIDEO
ETC
AUDIO*
CLIP
ICON
* AUDIO folder is not created for this camera.
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