BEFORE MOUNTING YOUR CAMERA

The following is an explanation of the format of data recorded by your camera, as well as the configuration of directories in the card.

Cautions when using the camera as an external drive

i Do not alter files or folders in your camera in any way. Doing so may result in your camera not recognizing that data.

If you want to edit files, first copy them to your computer’s hard drive.

i Cards formatted on your computer cannot be used by your camera. Format all cards to be used by your camera with your camera.

Operating environment

Windows

A computer with a standard-equipped USB port, and preinstalled with Windows 2000, XP or later is required. Correct operation cannot be guaranteed for models with upgraded Windows systems.

Macintosh

A model with a standard-equipped USB port, and preinstalled with Mac OS X 10.3.6 or later is required.

Data file formats

The format of the files saved on the card and the method in which the file names are determined are explained below.

Type of data

Data format

File name structure

Still image

 

File name begins with SANY.

JPEG

Extension is “.jpg”.

data

 

SANY****.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

Video clip

 

File name begins with SANY.

MPEG-4

Extension is “.mp4”.

data

 

SANY****.mp4*

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

MPEG-4 Audio

File name begins with SANY.

recording

Extension is “.m4a”.

(AAC compression)

data

SANY****.m4a*

 

 

 

* Consecutive numbers assigned in the order the data was saved.

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Sanyo 9.1 instruction manual Before Mounting Your Camera, Operating environment Windows, Macintosh, Data file formats