Sony MRW-EA7 manual Supported Media, Memory Stick media, SD memory cards, Other memory cards

Supported Media

The reader/writer supports the following media:

“Memory Stick” media

•“Memory Stick” (without MagicGate) *1

•“MagicGate Memory Stick” *1*2

•“Memory Stick” (with MagicGate) *1*2*3

•“Memory Stick Duo” (without MagicGate)

*1

•“MagicGate Memory Stick Duo” *1*2

•“Memory Stick Duo” (with MagicGate)

*1*2*3

•“Memory Stick PRO” *2*3

•“Memory Stick PRO Duo” *2*3

•“Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo” *2*3

•“Memory Stick Micro” (“M2”) *2*3*4

*1	“MagicGate” is the general name of a
	copyright protection technology developed
*2	by Sony.
	Recording or playback of MagicGate data
	that uses MagicGate technology is not
*3	supported.
	4-bit parallel data transfer is supported and the
	data read/write timing will vary depending on
*4	the medium.
	“M2” is an abbreviation of “Memory Stick
	Micro.” In this document, hereinafter, the
	abbreviation “M2,” is used.

SD memory cards

•SD Memory Card *5

•SDHCTM Memory Card *5

•miniSDTM card *5*6

•miniSDHCTM card *5*6

•microSDTM card *5

•microSDHCTM card *5

*5	Recording or playback of data that uses
	copyright protection technology is not
*6	supported.
	With adaptor (not supplied) only.

Other memory cards

•MultiMediaCard *7

•RS-MMC *7

•CompactFlash®

•Microdrive® *8

•xD-Picture CardTM

*7	MMCplus and MMCmobile are supported,
*8	but parallel data transfer is not supported.
	The Microdrive requires more power than
	other memory cards. When using a
	Microdrive, remove other memory cards;
	otherwise an error may occur due to a
	shortage of power.

Notes

•Not all memory cards are guaranteed to work. Operation is not assured if non-supported memory cards are used.

•The capacity of a file to be recorded/played back is smaller than 4 GB per file according to the specifications of the file system incorporated in “Memory Stick.”

•Although operation check of this product has been performed with up to 8 GB “Memory Stick,” please note that the operation is not guaranteed for every type of “Memory Stick.”

•In this manual, all types of media listed in “Supported Media” are generically called memory cards.

•I/O cards that are not memory cards, such as GPS cards, are not supported.

•MultiMediaCards and SD Memory Cards use the same slot, so you cannot use them at the same time.

•The “Memory Stick” media all use the same slot, so you cannot use them at the same time.

•The “Memory Stick Micro” (“M2”), microSD Card, and microSDHC Card all use the same slot, so you cannot use them at the same time.

•Only DOS format is supported. Memory cards in other formats are not supported.

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