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Preparing Recording Media
The camcorder records movies in MXF format (MXF clips) to 1 CompactFlash (CF) cards and movies in MP4
format (MP4 clips) and photos* to
. SD, / SDHC and 0 SDXC memory cards. The camcorder is
equipped with two CF card slots.
The recording media that will be used for recording (CF card, SD card, CF card and SD card, two CF cards)
depends on the movie format (A 55) and CF card recording method (A 42) selected. Be sure to insert
recording media to all the card slots necessary. Initialize recording media (A 41) when you use them with this
camcorder for the first time.
* The camcorder can record custom picture files and a camera settings file onto the SD card as well. The SD card serves also to
store user memo files created with Canon XF Utility that you can then read and embed in the metadata of MXF clips (A 111).
Compatible Recording Media
For the latest information about recording media tested for use with this camcorder, visit your local Canon Web
site.
CF cards: UDMA-compatible
1
Type I CF cards. Capacity: 512 MB or larger.
1
The Ultra Direct Memory Access (UDMA) specification allows data to be transferred between the CF card and device at high
transfer speeds (measured in MB/s). Depending on the CF card, you may not be able to record even when using a UDMA-
compatible CF card.
SD cards: SD / SDHC / SDXC cards. SD Speed Class
2
: CLASS 4, 6 or 10
3
.
As of May 2014, the MP4 recording function has been tested using memory cards made by Panasonic, Toshiba
and SanDisk.
2
SD Speed Class is a standard that indicates the minimum guaranteed data transfer of SD cards.
3
To record MP4 clips with a bit rate of 35 Mbps, we recommend using SD cards rated CLASS 6 or 10.
IMPORTANT
After repeatedly recording, deleting and editing scenes (fragmented memory), it will take longer to write data
on recording media and recording may stop. Save your recordings and initialize the recording media with the
camcorder.
About high capacity recording media You can use CF cards with a capacity of 128 GB or larger and SDXC
cards with this camcorder but such recording media are initialized using the exFAT file system.
- When using exFAT-formatted recording media with other devices (digital recorders, card readers, etc.), make
sure that the external device is compatible with exFAT. For more information on compatibility, contact the
computer, operating system or memory card manufacturer.
- If you use exFAT-formatted recording media with a computer OS that is not exFAT-compatible, you may be
prompted to format the memory card. In such case, cancel the operation to prevent data loss.
NOTES
Proper operation cannot be guaranteed for all recording media.
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