Selecting A Suitable Memory Card - Samsung HMX-M20BP User Manual

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SELECTING A SUITABLE MEMORY CARD

Compatible memory cards
• This camcorder can be used with SD
(Secure Digital) and SDHC (Secure Digital
High Capacity) cards.
It is recommended to use an SDHC (Secure
Digital High Capacity) card.
SD cards up to 2GB are supported with
this camcorder. Normal operation is not
guaranteed with SD cards bigger than 2GB.
• MMC (Multi Media Card) and MMC Plus
are not supported.
• Compatible memory card capacity:
SD 1 ~ 2GB, SDHC 4 ~ 32GB
• Use compatible memory card brands.
- SDHC/SD cards: Panasonic, Sandisk,
TOSHIBA
- Others are not guaranteed to work.
Check the compatibility when buying a
memory card.
• To record videos, use a memory card
supporting at least 6MB/s. (above SDHC
Class 6 card)
• SD/SDHC memory cards have a mechanical
write-protection switch. Setting the switch
prevents accidental erasure of files recorded
on the card. To enable writing, move the
switch up in the direction of the terminals.To
set write protection, move the switch down.
Usable memory cards
Terminals
36
Protection tab
<SD/SDHC>
SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) cards
• SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity)
memory card
- An SDHC card is a higher version
(Ver.2.00) of SD card and supports
capacity above 2GB.
- Cannot be used with current SD
enabled host devices.
Common cautions for memory cards
• Damaged data may not be recovered. It
is recommended 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 formatting, deleting, recording, and
playback may cause data loss.
• After you modify the name of a file or folder
stored in the memory card using your PC,
your camcorder may not recognise the
modified file.
Handling a memory card
• It is recommended that you power off
before inserting or removing the memory
card to avoid data loss.
• It is not guaranteed that you can use a
memory card formatted by other devices.
Be sure to format your memory card using
this camcorder.
• You have to format newly-purchased
memory cards, memory cards with data
that your camcorder cannot recognise
or are saved by other devices. Note that
formatting erases all data on the memory
card.