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You c an format (initialize)
the built-in hard d isk
(HDD) orSD cards. You h ave toformat newly-
purchased
SD cards with t his camera
before
using them. This w ill a lso e nsure
stable speeds
and operation
when a ccessing
the recording
medium.
Be aware that all f iles a nd d ata
including
protected
files w ill b e erased by the
formatting
process.
Preparation:
• Set tile power switch
to _
or _.
1
MENU
2
Select [REC MEDIA SETTING].
3
Select [FORMAT].
To make it more difficult
to recover
the data
on the hard disk
Even if you format the hard disk or erase the
data on the hard disk, sometimes
the erased
data can be recovered
by using data recovery
software
etc. that are commercially
available.
By pressing
I_11 while selecting
[HDD] and
holding
down the _
button
in step 4, you can
erase the data on the hard disk in a format
that
is difficult
to recover.
Moreover,
by repeating
this procedure,
you can make the data even
more difficult
to recover.
• When formatting
in this way, a formatting
progress bar is displayed.
• If the formatting
progress bar does not appear,
select [CANCEL]
and try again from step 3.
NOTE:
Do not format the recording medium on your PC.
Make sure that you format the recording medium
on the camera.
4
Select [HDD] or [SD].
5
Select [EXECUTE].
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