Sony DSLR-A230 User Manual

• Do not strike, bend or drop the memory card.
• Do not use or store the memory card under the following conditions:

– High temperature locations such as the hot interior of a car parked in 

direct sunlight.

– Locations exposed to direct sunlight.
– Humid locations or locations with corrosive substances present.

• The memory card may be hot just after it has been used for a long time. 

Be careful when you handle it.

• When the access lamp is lit, do not remove the memory card or the 

battery pack, or turn off the power. The data may be corrupted.

• Data may be damaged if you place the memory card near strongly-

magnetized material or use the memory card in a static-prone or 
electrically noisy environment.

• We recommend backing up important data, such as to a hard disk of a 

computer.

• When you carry or store the memory card, put it in the case supplied with 

it.

• Do not expose the memory card to water.
• Do not touch the terminal section of the memory card with your hand or a 

metal object.

• When the write-protect switch of a memory card is set to the LOCK 

position, you cannot perform operations, such as recording or deleting 
images.

Check that the access lamp is not lit, then 
open the memory card cover, and push 
the memory card once.

Access lamp

Notes on using memory cards