Selecting The Cf Card Recording Method - Canon XF205 Instruction Manual

Preparing Recording Media
NOTES
• If both CF card slots contain a CF card and you open the cover of the selected
slot, the camcorder will automatically switch to the other slot.
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• You cannot use the SLOT SELECT button to switch between CF card slots
while recording MXF clips.
• While using the Browser Remote application, you can also switch between CF
card slots remotely by pressing [SLOT SELECT] on the Browser Remote
screen.

Selecting the CF Card Recording Method

The camcorder features two useful CF card recording methods, relay recording and double slot recording.
Relay recording: This function allows you to continue recording MXF clips on another CF card without
interruption if the CF card you are using becomes full. Relay recording is available from CF card slot A to CF card
slot B, and vice versa.
Double slot recording: This function records the same MXF clip simultaneously to both CF cards, which is a
convenient way to make a backup copy of your recordings while you record.
Operating modes:
To use relay recording
By default, this function is activated. If it has been deactivated, follow the
procedure below to activate it.
1 Open the [Relay Recording] submenu.
[w Other Functions] > [MXF] > [Relay Recording]
2 Select [On] and then press SET.
To use double slot recording
1 Open the [Double Slot Recording] submenu.
[w Other Functions] > [MXF] > [Double Slot Recording]
2 Select [On] and then press SET.
NOTES
• You can combine double slot recording and the MXF+MP4 movie
format (A 123) to record the same video on three recording media and
in two different movie formats.
• When the bit rate is set to 50 Mbps (A 55), relay recording is not available during slow motion recording.
• If a CF card becomes full during double slot recording, recording on both CF cards will stop. On the other
hand, if an error occurs with one of the CF cards, recording will continue on the other CF card.
• Double slot recording cannot be used with relay recording or slow & fast motion recording.
[w Other Functions]
[MXF]
[Relay Recording]
[On]
[w Other Functions]
[MXF]
[Double Slot Recording]
[Off]