Sony A55VHZ Manual

You can create a folder in a memory card for recording images.
A new folder is created with a number incremented one higher than the 
largest number currently used, and the folder becomes the current recording 
folder. A folder for still images and a folder for movies are created at the 
same time.

MENU button t  

t [New Folder]

Notes
• When you insert a memory card that was used with other equipment into the camera 

and shoot images, a new folder may be automatically created.

• Up to 4 000 images can be stored in a folder. When the folder capacity is exceeded, a 

new folder is created automatically.

When a standard form folder is selected and there are two or more folders, 
you can select the recording folder to be used to record images.

MENU button t  

t [Select REC Folder] t Select the 

Notes
• You cannot select the folder when you select the setting [Date Form].
• You cannot select the folder for movies.

Note that formatting irrevocably erases all data on a memory card, 
including protected images.

MENU button t  

t [Format] t [Enter]

Notes
• During the format, the access lamp lights up. Do not eject the memory card while the 

lamp is lit.

• Format the memory card using the camera. If you format it on a computer, the 

memory card may not be usable with the camera, depending on the format type used.

• Formatting may take several minutes depending on the memory card.

Creating a new folder

Selecting the recording folder

Formatting the memory card