Utilizing Recording Media; (Manage Media) Category; Checking The Media Information - Sony Handycam 3-286-590-13(1) Handbook

Utilizing recording media

(MANAGE MEDIA)
category
This category enables you to use the hard
disk or a "Memory Stick PRO Duo" for
various purposes.

(MANAGE MEDIA) category

Item list
MOVIE MEDIA SET
You can select the media for movies
(p. 22).
PHOTO MEDIA SET
You can select the media for still images
(p. 23).
MEDIA INFO
You can display the media information
such as the recordable time, etc. (p. 62).
MEDIA FORMAT
You can format the media and recover the
recordable free space (p. 63).
REPAIR IMG.DB F.
You can repair the management
information of the media (p. 65).
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Checking the media
information
You can check the remaining recordable
time for each recording mode of the media
selected on [MOVIE MEDIA SET] (p. 22),
and the approximate free and used media
space.
b Notes
• During Easy Handycam operation, you cannot
check the media information. Cancel Easy
Handycam operation (p. 28).
Touch (HOME) t
MEDIA) t [MEDIA INFO].
The remaining recordable time for each
recording mode is displayed.
z Tips
• You can check the recordable free space, etc. by
touching at the lower right on the screen.
To turn off the display
Touch .
b Notes
• The calculation for media space is 1 MB =
1,048,576 bytes. The fractions less than MB are
discarded when the media space is displayed.
The displayed size of the whole hard disk space
will be slightly smaller than the size shown
below despite displaying both free and used
hard disk space.
– HDR-SR11E:
60,000 MB
– HDR-SR12E:
120,000 MB
• Since there is a management file area, the used
space is not displayed as 0 MB even if you
perform [MEDIA FORMAT] (p. 63).
z Tips
• Only the information of the media selected on
[MOVIE MEDIA SET] is displayed. Change
the media setting if necessary (p. 22).
(MANAGE