Samsung HMX-Q20BN User Manual page 22

Inserting/Ejecting the battery and memo_'y ca,_d
• Damaged data may not be recoverable. We recommend you make
a back up of important data separately on the hard disk of your PC.
Turning the power off or removing a memory card during an
operation such as formalting, deleting, recording, and playback may
cause data loss.
If you modify the name of a file or folder stored in the mer//ory card
with your PC, your camcorder may not recognize the modified file.
The memory card does not support any data recovery mode.
Therefore, care should be taken in case the rr_emory card is
damaged while recording,
Make sure to format the memory card on this camcorder, If the
memory card had been formatted by a PC or other device, using
it on this carncorder without reformatting it on the camcorder may
result in trouble with recording and/or playback. Samsung is not
responsible for damage to recorded contents caused by a failure to
format the memory card properly.
You have to format newly purehased memory cards and memory
cards with data that your camcorder cannot recognize or with data
saved by other devices, Note that formatting erases all data on the
memory card and deleted data cannot be recovered,
A memory card has a certain life span, If you cannot record new
data, you have to purchase a new mernory card.
Do not bend, drop, or subject the card to strong impacts,
Do not place foreign substances on the memory card terminals,
Use a soft dry cloth to clean the terminals if required.
Do not paste anything other than the label provided with the card
on the label pasting area of the card.
Do not use a damaged memory card,
Be careful to keep the memory card out of the reach of children,
who might swallow it.
The data storage speed of cards may differ, depending on the
manufacturer and production system,
SLC (single level cell) system: taster write speed enabled.
MLC (multi level cell) system: only lower write speed is
supported,
For best results, we recommend using a memory card that
supports a faster write speed.
Using a lower write speed memory card for recording video may
cause difficulties when storing.
You may even lose your video data during the recording. In an
altempt to preserve every bit of the recorded video on a low speed
card, the camcorder forcibly stores the video on the memory card
and displays a warning:
Low speed card, Please record at a lower resolution.
If you are unavoidably using a low speed mernory card, the
resolution and quality of the recording may be lower than the value
you set. _page 97
The higher the video resolution and quality, the more memory the
camcorder uses,
We recorrlmen d using a memory card case to avoid data 10ssthat
can be caused by m0ving the card or by static electric!ty,
,, Alter a period of USe, the memo!}/card may get warm, Th!s is normal
and is not a malfunction,
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