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EN 39
Formatting a Recording Medium
To make it more difficult to recover the data
You can format (initialize) the built-in hard disk on the hard disk
(HDD) or SD cards. You have to format newly-Even if you format the hard disk or erase the
purchased SD cards with this camera before data on the hard disk, sometimes the erased
using them. This will also ensure stable speeds data can be recovered by using data recovery
and operation when accessing the recording software etc. that are commercially available.
medium. Be aware that all files and data By pressing 49 while selecting [HDD] and
including protected files will be erased by the holding down the button in step 4, you can
formatting process.erase the data on the hard disk in a format that
Preparation: is difficult to recover. Moreover, by repeating
this procedure, you can make the data even
I Set the power switch to or .
more difficult to recover.
I When formatting in this way, a formatting
1DISprogress bar is displayed.
CAMERA SETTING
BASIC SETTINGI If the formatting progress bar does not appear,
REC MEDIA SETTINGselect [CANCEL] and try again from step3.
DATE/DISPLAY
REGISTER EVENT
QUALITY
2Select [REC MEDIA SETTING]. NOTE:
SelectVIDEO MODE Do not format the recording medium on your PC.
Make sure that you format the recording medium
IMAGE MODE
SetFORMAT on the camera.
CLEAN UP
COPY/MOVE
NO.RESET
3Select [FORMAT].
Select
EDITING/PRINTING
Set
4Select [HDD] or [SD].
SelectDO YOU WANT TO FORMAT
HARD DISK DRIVE?
ALL DATA WILL BE ERASED.
Set
EXECUTE
CANCEL
5Select [EXECUTE].
Select
Set |
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