Using Sd Cards; Compatible Sd Cards - Canon XA60 Instruction Manual

Using SD Cards

Using SD Cards
The camcorder records clips and photos on commercially available Secure Digital (SD) cards
camcorder has two SD card slots and you can use two SD cards (in the manual, "SD card A" and "SD
card B") to record on both simultaneously or to automatically switch to the other SD card when the SD
card in use is full (A 32).
Initialize SD cards (A 32) when you use them with this camcorder for the first time.
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The SD card is used also to save custom picture files and menu settings files.
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Compatible SD Cards

The following types of SD cards can be used with this camcorder. For the latest information about SD
cards tested for use with this camcorder, visit your local Canon website.
SD card type:
2
SD Speed Class :
2
UHS Speed Class
2
UHS and SD Speed Class are standards that indicate the minimum guaranteed data transfer rate of SD
cards.
To record 4K clips with a resolution of 3840x2160 (A 38) or using slow & fast motion recording
(A 40), we recommend using SD cards rated UHS Speed Class U3. To record XF-AVC clips, we
recommend using SD cards rated SD Speed Class 10 or UHS Speed Class U1 or U3.
IMPORTANT
• After repeatedly recording, deleting and editing clips (if the SD card is fragmented), you may notice
slower writing speeds to the card and recording may even stop. In such case, save your recordings
and initialize the card with the camcorder. Be sure to initialize SD cards especially before shooting
important scenes.
• About SDXC cards: You can use SDXC cards with this camcorder but SDXC cards are initialized by
the camcorder using the exFAT file system.
- When using exFAT-formatted cards with other devices (digital recorders, card readers, etc.), make
sure that the external device is compatible with exFAT. For more information on compatibility,
contact the computer, operating system or card manufacturer.
- If you use exFAT-formatted cards with a computer OS that is not exFAT-compatible, you may be
prompted to format the card. In such case, cancel the operation to prevent data loss.
NOTES
• Proper operation cannot be guaranteed for all SD cards.
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SD cards
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Speed Class U1
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SDHC cards SDXC cards
Speed Class U3
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