Press the MENU button t select the (MEMORY SET) by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.

2Select [YES] t [YES] by using the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial.

[ Erasing all data...] is displayed. [Completed] is displayed when all unprotected images are deleted.

bNotes

•Release the write protect tab on the “Memory Stick Duo” beforehand when using the “Memory Stick Duo” with the write-protect tab (p. 125).

•The folder will not be deleted even when you delete all the pictures in the folder.

•Do not do any of the following while [ Erasing all data...] is displayed:

–Operate the POWER switch/operation buttons.

–Eject the “Memory Stick Duo.”

NEW FOLDER

When you select [YES], you can create a new folder (102MSDCF to 999MSDCF) on a “Memory Stick Duo.” When a folder is full (a maximum of 9,999 images are stored), a new folder is automatically created.

bNotes

•You cannot delete the created folders using your camcorder. You will have to format the “Memory Stick Duo” (p. 88), or delete them using your computer.

•The number of recordable pictures on a “Memory Stick Duo” may decrease as the number of folders increases.

FORMAT

You do not need to format the “Memory Stick Duo” since it is already formatted at the factory. If you want to format the “Memory Stick Duo,” select [YES]t[YES].

bNotes

•Do not do any of the following while [ Formatting…] is displayed:

–Operate the POWER switch/operation buttons.

–Eject the “Memory Stick Duo.”

•Formatting erases everything on the “Memory Stick Duo” including protected image data and newly created folders.

REC FOLDER (Recording folder)

You can select the folder to be used for recording by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial.

zTips

•As the default setting, pictures are saved in the 101MSDCF folder.

•Once you record a picture in a folder, the same folder will be set as the default folder for playback.

PB FOLDER (Playback folder)

You can select the playback folder by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial.

FILE NO.BSERIES

Assigns file numbers in sequence even if the “Memory Stick Duo” is replaced with another one. The file number is reset when a new folder is created or the recording folder is replaced with another.

RESET

Resets the file number to 0001 each time the “Memory Stick Duo” is changed.

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