5
Supported Media
The reader/writer supports the following
media:

“Memory Stick” media

“Memory Stick” (without MagicGate)
“MagicGate Memory Stick”
“Memory Stick” (with MagicGate) *1
“Memory Stick Duo” (without MagicGate)
“MagicGate Memory Stick Duo”
“Memory Stick Duo” (with MagicGate) *1
“Memory Stick PRO” *1
“Memory Stick PRO Duo” *1
“Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo” *1
“Memory Stick Micro” (“M2”) *1*2*3

SD memory cards

SD Memory Card
SDHCTM Memory Card
miniSDTM card
miniSDHCTM card
microSDTM card *3
microSDHCTM card *3

Other memory cards

MultiMediaCard
RS-MMC
MMCplus
MMCmobile
MMCmicro *3
*1 4-bit parallel data transfer is supported. It,
however, varies depending on each medium
how long it takes to read/write data.
*2 “M2” is an abbreviation of “Memory Stick
Micro.” In this document, hereinafter, the
abbreviation “M2,” is used.
*3 With adaptor (not supplied) only.
Notes
Not all memory cards are guaranteed to work.
Operation is not assured if non-supported
memory cards are used.
“MagicGate” is the general name of a copyright
protection technology developed by Sony.
Recording or playback of MagicGate data that
uses MagicGate technology is not supported.
The capacity of a file to be recorded/played back
is smaller than 4 GB per file according to the
specifications of the 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.”
Recording or playback of data that uses SD
technology is not supported.
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.
Only DOS format is supported. Memory cards in
other formats are not supported.