Preparing Recording Media; Inserting A Cf Card - Canon XF100 Instruction Manual

Preparing Recording Media

The camcorder records clips to CompactFlash (CF) cards and photos* to
cards. The camcorder is equipped with two CF card slots. Initialize recording media (0 37) when you use them
with this camcorder for the first time.
* The camcorder can record custom picture settings (0 101) and camera settings (0 109) on to an SD card. To record a user
memo (0 82) with a clip, use the supplied Canon XF Utility software to a create user memo file and save it to the SD card. The
camcorder can read the file and embed it in the clip.
Compatible CF cards
You can use UDMA-compatible* Type I CF cards with a capacity of at least 512 MB with the camcorder. For
more details on cards that can be used, visit your local Canon Web site.
* The Ultra Direct Memory Access (UDMA) specification allows data to be transferred between the CF card and device at high
transfer speeds (measured in MBps). Depending on the CF card, you may not be able to record even when using a UDMA-
comptaible CF card.
NOTES
• Proper operation cannot be guaranteed for all CF cards.

Inserting a CF Card

You can insert a CF card into CF card slot A or slot B. If you have two CF
cards, you can use both slots.
1 Slide the CF card slot cover switch in the direction of the E/A
mark ( ).
• The CF card slot cover will open to the left (slot A) or to the right
(slot B).
2 Insert the CF card straight, with the label facing away from the
lens, all the way into the slot until it clicks ( ).
3 Close the CF card slot cover.
• Do not force the cover closed if the CF card is not correctly inserted.
Preparing Recording Media
SD and SDHC memory
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