Using Xqd Memory Cards; About Xqd Memory Cards; Inserting An Xqd Memory Card; Removing An Xqd Memory Card - Sony Handycam FDR-AX1 Operating Manual

Using XQD Memory
Cards
This camcorder records audio and video on XQD
memory cards inserted in the card slots.

About XQD memory cards

Use the following Sony XQD memory cards.
XQD memory card S series
XQD memory card H series
XQD memory card N series
Operations are not guaranteed with other memory
cards.
For details on using XQD memory cards and usage-
related precautions, refer to the instruction manual
for the XQD memory card.

Inserting an XQD memory card

1
Open the cover of the card slot block.
2
Insert the XQD memory card until it
clicks into place with the XQD label
facing to the left.
The access lamp (page 15) lights in red then
changes to green once the memory card is
ready for use.
3
Close the cover.
Notes
• If you insert a memory card into the slot in the wrong
direction, the memory card, the memory card slot, or
image data may be damaged.

Removing an XQD memory card

Open the cover of the card slot block,
remove the XQD memory card by pressing
the XQD memory card once lightly.
Notes
• Data integrity is not guaranteed if the power is turned
off or a memory card is removed while it is being
accessed. Data on the card may be destroyed. Be sure
that its access lamp is lit in green or off when you turn
off the power or remove a memory card.
• An XQD memory card removed from the camcorder
after recording ended may be hot. This is not a
malfunction.
Selecting the memory card slot to
be used for recording
Press the A or B button of the memory card slot
where the memory card you want to record on is
inserted. The lamp of the selected slot lights up in
green.
Memory card slot A button
Memory card slot B button
Notes
• You can only select a slot that already has a memory
card inserted.
• While movies are being recorded on the memory card,
you cannot switch the slot even if you press the
memory card slot A/B buttons.
• When only one slot has a memory card inserted,
the slot that has the memory card is selected
automatically.
• If the memory card is fully recorded during
recording, the camcorder continues recording
automatically on the memory card inserted in
the other slot.

Using XQD Memory Cards

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