Checking The Available Recording Time; Recovering Data On The Cf Card - Canon XF100 Instruction Manual

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 Rec] submenu.
[J Other Functions]
2 Select [On] and then press SET.
To use double slot recording
1 Open the [Double Slot Rec] submenu.
[J Other Functions]
2 Select [On] and then press SET.
NOTES
• When the bit rate is set to 50 Mbps (0 46) during slow motion
recording, relay recording is not available.
• If a CF card becomes full during double slot recording, recording on both cards will stop. On the other hand, if
an error occurs with one of the cards, recording will continue on the other card.
• Double slot recording cannot be used with relay recording or slow & fast motion recording.

Checking the Available Recording Time

When the camcorder is in
recording time (in minutes*) that remains on each CF card.
On the [Media] status screen (0 156), you can check the available recording time, total space and used space
of each recording media, and the available number of photos.
* The approximate available recording time is based on the current bit rate.

Recovering Data on the CF Card

An error may occur with data on the CF card in cases such as turning off the camcorder while recording or
removing the CF card while recording. In such case, you may be able to recover the data on the CF card.
Operating modes:
1 Insert the CF card with the data to be recovered into the camcorder.
2 When the screen prompts you to recover the data, select [OK] and then press SET.
3 After a message appears indicating that the data has been recovered, press SET.
NOTES
• This procedure will delete clips shorter than 10 seconds in length. Additionally, up to 10 seconds will be
deleted from the end of clips on the CF card.
• In some cases, data may not be recovered, such as when the FAT32 file system is corrupted or the CF card is
physically damaged.
• While you are recording, you can recover data on the CF card that is not being recorded to.
[Relay Rec]
[Double Slot Rec]
mode, the screen indicates which CF card slot is in use and the available
Preparing Recording Media
[J Other Functions]
[Relay Rec]
[On]
[J Other Functions]
[Double Slot Rec]
[Off]
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