About the “Memory Stick”

The “Memory Stick” is a new light and small recording media which, despite its size, can store more data than a floppy disk.

You can use following types of “Memory Stick” on your camcorder. However, appearance on the list does not guarantee the operation of all types of “Memory Stick Duo” on your camcorder.

Types of “Memory Stick”

Recording/

 

Playback

 

 

“Memory Stick”

–

 

 

“Memory Stick Duo”*1

a

“MagicGate Memory Stick”

–

 

 

“Memory Stick Duo”

a*2*3

(MagicGate/Parallel Transfer)*1

 

“MagicGate Memory Stick

a*3

Duo”*1

 

“Memory Stick PRO”

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“Memory Stick PRO Duo”*1

a*2*3

*1 The “Memory Stick Duo” is about half the size of a standard “Memory Stick.”

*2 The types of “Memory Stick” that support high speed data transfer. The speed of data transfer varies depending on the device to be used.

*3 “MagicGate” is a copyright protection technology that records and transfers the contents in an encrypted format. Note that data that uses “MagicGate” technology cannot be recorded or played on your camcorder.

•Still image format: Your camcorder compresses and records image data in the JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format. The file extension is “.JPG.”

•Movie format: Your camcorder compresses and records picture data in the MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) format. The file extension is “.MPG.”

•File names of still images:

–101-0001: This file name appears on the screen of your camcorder.

–DSC00001.JPG: This file name appears on the display of a computer.

•File names of movies:

–MOV00001: This file name appears on the screen of your camcorder.

–MOV00001.MPG: This file name appears on the display of a computer.

•On a “Memory Stick Duo” formatted on a computer: A “Memory Stick Duo” formatted by the Windows OS or using Macintosh computers does not have guaranteed compatibility with your camcorder.

•Data read/write speed may vary depending on the combination of the “Memory Stick” and “Memory Stick” compliant product you use.

To prevent accidental erasure of images

Slide the write-protect tab* on the “Memory Stick Duo” with a small tapered object, to the write-protect position.

The position or the shape of the write-protect tab* may differ depending on the “Memory Stick Duo” you use.

*The “Memory Stick Duo” supplied with your camcorder is not equipped with the write-protect tab.

When using the supplied “Memory Stick Duo,” be careful not to edit or delete data by mistake.

Back of the “Memory Stick Duo”

Terminal

Write-protect tab*

Memo area

Notes on use

Image data may be damaged in the following cases. Compensation for damaged image data will not be made.

–If you eject the “Memory Stick Duo,” turn the power off on your camcorder, or remove the battery pack for replacement while your camcorder is reading or writing image files on the “Memory Stick Duo” (while the access lamp is lit or flashing).

–If you use the “Memory Stick Duo” near magnets or magnetic fields.

It is recommended you take a back-up of important data on the hard disk of a computer.

On handling

Keep the following notes in mind when handling a “Memory Stick Duo.”

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