"Handycam" User Guide
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Before use
Getting started
Recording
Playback
Playing images on a TV
Saving images with an external
device
Customizing your camcorder
Troubleshooting
Maintenance and precautions
Contents list
Top page > Getting started > Preparing the recording media > Inserting a memory card
Inserting a memory card
1. Open the cover and insert the memory card until it clicks.
The [Preparing image database file. Please wait.] screen appears if you insert a new memory
card. Wait until the screen disappears.
A: Access lamp
B: Insert the card with the notched corner in the direction as illustrated.
Types of memory card you can use with your camcorder
SD Speed
Class
Capacity (operation
verified)
Described in this
manual
“Memory Stick PRO Duo”
media (Mark2)
—
Up to 32 GB
“Memory Stick PRO
Duo” media
“Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo”
media
“Memory Stick XC-HG Duo”
media
Up to 64 GB
SD memory card
Class 4 or
faster
SD cardSDHC memory card
SDXC memory card
Operation with all memory cards is not assured.
Notes
A MultiMediaCard cannot be used with this camcorder.
Movies recorded on the “Memory Stick XC-HG Duo” media and SDXC memory cards cannot be
imported to or played back on computers or AV devices not supporting the exFAT* file system by
connecting the camcorder to these devices with the USB cable. Confirm in advance that the
connecting equipment is supporting the exFAT system. If you connect an equipment not supporting
the exFAT system and the format screen appears, do not perform the format. All the data recorded
will be lost.
* The exFAT is a file system that is used for the “Memory Stick XC-HG Duo” media and SDXC memory cards.
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