Changing the recording medium

You can select the internal hard disk or “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media as the recording, playback, or editing medium on your camcorder. Select the medium to be used for movies and photos separately. In the default setting, both movies and photos are recorded on the hard disk.

Hard disk

Movies

Photos

“Memory Stick” media

You can do recording, playback, and editing operations on the selected medium.

See page 55 for the recordable time of movies.

Selecting the recording media for moviesTouch (HOME)  (MANAGE MEDIA) [MOVIE MEDIA SET].The [MOVIE MEDIA SET] screen appears.Touch the desired medium.Touch [YES]  .The recording medium is changed.Selecting the media for photosTouch (HOME)  (MANAGE MEDIA) [PHOTO MEDIA SET].
Touch the desired recording medium.

Touch [YES]  .

The recording medium is changed.

To check the recording media settings

Light up the (Movie) lamp to check the recording medium used for movies, or the (Photo) lamp for photos. The media icon is displayed at the top right corner of the screen.

:Internal hard disk

:“Memory Stick PRO Duo” media

Inserting a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media

Set the recording medium to [MEMORY STICK] to record movies and/or photos on a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media (p. 40).

Types of “Memory Stick” media you can use with your camcorder

For recording movies, it is recommended that you use the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media of

1 GB or larger marked with:

 

 

(“Memory Stick

 

 

 

 

 

PRO Duo” media)*

 

 

(“Memory Stick

 

 

 

 

PRO-HG Duo” media)

* Marked with Mark2 or not, either can

40

The [PHOTO MEDIA SET] screen appears.
be used.