Sony PMW-EX3 manual Switching Between SxS Memory Cards, Formatting an SxS Memory Card

Lamp	Slot statuses
Off	• No SxS memory card is loaded.
	•	The loaded card is invalid.
	•	An SxS memory card is loaded, but
		another slot is active.

Removing an SxS memory card

1 Open the cover, once press the EJECT button to release the lock, then pull the button out.

ON
TC/U-
BIT/DURATION
									OUT
									SDI
								V
								HD
TOG		T
RAM
		EC
ASSIGN		TSEL
		S
		LO					IN
							EXT		GE
S			AUTO	UAL
ACCES	B	-1				AUDIO
							IN		IN
A		CH	AUDIO
								IN	TC
		AUDIO	LECT
			SE			O		EXT
		VEL			AUT
		LE					UAL
			-2			MAN
		CH
TO

AM		-EX3
		W
		PM
		N
		OPE
EL	PICTURE
	PROFILE	CAMERA
		OFF
		MEDIA

Press and unlock the button.

2 Press the EJECT button again to remove the card.

ON
TC/U-
BIT/DURATION
						OUT
						SDI
					V
					HD
TO	T
GRAM
	TSELEC
ASSIGN	SLO			IN
				EXT		GE
SS		AUTO
ACCE	B	MA	AU
				DIO
	H-1	DIO		IN		IN
A	C				IN
		AU				TC
	IO	LECT			EXT
		SE
	AUD L		O
	VE		AUT	UAL
	LE
		-2	MAN
	CH
TO

AM		-EX3
		W
		PM
		N
		OPE
EL	PICTURE
	PROFILE	CAMERA
		OFF
		MEDIA

Notes

•Data are not guaranteed if the power is turned off or a memory card is removed while the card

is being accessed. All data on the card may be

destroyed. Be sure that the ACCESS lamps are lit in green or off when you turn off the power or remove memory cards.

• When you turn the camcorder on by setting the power switch to MEDIA (Media mode), a display to show that an SxS memory card is being confirmed appears in the viewfinder.

Preparations The display automatically changes to the

thumbnail screen (page 96) when a valid memory card is inside, but it remains on the screen if no valid memory card is loaded.

Switching Between SxS Memory Cards

When SxS memory cards are loaded in both card slots A and B, press the SLOT SELECT button to select the card you wish to use.

If a card becomes full during recording, switching to the other card is automatically executed.

Note

The SLOT SELECT button is disabled while playback is in progress. Switching is not executed even if you press the button. The button is enabled on the thumbnail screen (page 96).

Formatting an SxS Memory Card

Formatting may be required before using an SxS memory card with this camcorder. For an SxS memory card that is not formatted or that was formatted with another system, a message to confirm if formatting is to be executed is displayed in the viewfinder.

Note on formatting

Any SxS memory card formatted with a device other than this camcorder cannot be used with the camcorder.

To execute formatting

If the message for formatting is displayed, turn the jog dial or tilt the joystick to select “Execute” then press the dial or joystick.

Formatting begins.

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