Switching Between Sxs Memory Cards; Formatting An Sxs Memory Card - Sony PMW-EX3 Operating Instructions Manual

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.
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Press and unlock the button.
2
Press the EJECT button again to
remove the card.
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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.
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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