Sony DCR-VX2000E Operating Instructions Manual page 203

Preventing accidental erasure
– Image protection
To cancel image protection
Select OFF in step 6, then press the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial.
Note
Formatting erases all information on the
"Memory Stick," including the protected
image data. Check the contents of the
"Memory Stick" before formatting.
If the write-protect tab on the "Memory
Stick" is set to LOCK
You cannot carry out image protection.
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