Initializing The Built-In Memory ( Only) Or Memory Card - Canon HF10 Instruction Manual

NOTES
When selecting the memory for the
recordings, information about the memory
currently selected (total capacity, amount
of memory in use, and available space) will
be displayed on the screen. Estimated
figures about available movie recording
time and available number of still images
are approximate and based on the
recording mode and still image quality/
size settings currently in use.
Initializing the Built-In Memory (
only) or Memory Card
Initialize memory cards when you use
them with this camcorder for the first
time. You can also initialize a memory
card or the built-in memory (
to permanently delete all the recordings
it contains. Initializing the memory also
eliminates memory fragmentation.
Fragmentation becomes more serious
as recordings are repeatedly added and
deleted and can eventually result in
reduced performance.
Options
[INITIALIZE]
Clears the file allocation table but does not
physically erase the stored data.
[COMPL.INIT.]
Erases all data completely.
FUNC.
( 24)
FUNC.
[ MENU]
[
[INITIALIZE]
want to initialize
Initialization method
[YES]*
FUNC.
FUNC.
[ MENU]
[ MEMORY OPER.]
[INITIALIZE]
Initialization method
[YES]*
FUNC.
only)
* Press
initialization while it is in progress. All
recordings will be erased and the memory
can be used without any problem.
IMPORTANT
• Initializing the memory will permanently
erase all recordings. The lost original
recordings cannot be recovered. Make
sure you back up important recordings
in advance using an external device
( 77).
• While the initialization is in progress, do
not disconnect the power source or turn
off the camcorder.
MEMORY OPER.]
The memory you
[OK]
[OK]
to cancel the complete
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