When The Camcorder Is Connected To A Computer Or Accessories; Menu Items - Sony DCR-PJ5 Handycam Operating Manual

memory cards is not assured.
"Memory Stick PRO Duo" media of up to

32 GB and SD memory cards of up to 64 GB
have been tested and proven to operate with
your camcorder.
For recording movies on "Memory Stick PRO

Duo" media, it is recommended that you use
"Memory Stick PRO Duo" media of 512 MB
or larger.
In this manual, "Memory Stick PRO Duo"

media and "Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo"
media are called "Memory Stick PRO Duo"
media and SD memory cards, SDHC memory
cards and SDXC memory cards are called SD
memory cards.
MultiMediaCard cannot be used.
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Images recorded on SDXC memory

cards cannot be played back or imported
on non-exFAT
AV components, etc., connected to this
camcorder by USB cable. Check that the
connected devices are compatible with exFAT
beforehand. If you connect a device that is
not compatible with exFAT, the screen for
initialization may appear. Never execute
initialization, otherwise all recorded contents
will be lost.
exFAT is the file system used in SDXC
*
memory cards.
Size of memory cards that can be used with

your camcorder
Only "Memory Stick Duo" media that is about

a half the size of the standard "Memory Stick"
media, and standard-sized SD memory cards
can be used.
Do not attach a label, etc., to a memory card

or memory card adaptor. Doing so may cause
a malfunction.

Menu items

A menu item that is grayed out is not available
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US

-compatible computers,
*
under the current recording or playback
conditions.
Save all your recorded image data
To prevent your image data from being lost,
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save all your recorded images on external media
periodically. It is recommended that you save
the image data on a disc such as a DVD-R using
your computer. Also, you can save your image
data using a VCR or a DVD/HDD recorder,
etc. (p. 25).
Note on the camcorder/battery pack
temperature
When the temperature of the camcorder

or battery pack becomes extremely high or
extremely low, you may not be able to record
or play back on the camcorder, due to the
protection features of the camcorder being
activated in such situations. In this case, an
indicator appears on the LCD screen.
When the camcorder is connected to a
computer or accessories
Do not try to format the recording media of the

camcorder using a computer. If you do so, your
camcorder may not operate correctly.
When connecting your camcorder to another

device with a cable, be sure to insert the
connector plug in the correct way. Pushing the
plug forcibly into the terminal will damage the
terminal and may result in a malfunction of
your camcorder.
If you cannot record/play back images,
perform [MEDIA FORMAT]
If you repeat recording/deleting images for

a long time, fragmentation of data occurs on
the recording media. Images cannot be saved
or recorded. In such a case, save your images
on some type of external media first, and then
perform [MEDIA FORMAT] by selecting
 [Show others]  [MEDIA FORMAT]
[MANAGE MEDIA] category) 
(under
the desired medium (DCR-SR21)  [YES] 
[YES] 
.