Sony DCR-SR45 User Guide

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Utilizing recording media
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Utilizing recording media
 (MANAGE MEDIA) 
category
This category enables you to use the hard 
disk or a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” for 
various purposes.
Item list
MOVIE MEDIA SET
You can select the media for movies (p. 20).
PHOTO MEDIA SET
You can select the media for still images 
(p. 20).
MEDIA INFO
You can display the media infomation such 
as recording time (p. 51).
MEDIA FORMAT
You can format the media and recover the 
recordable free space (p. 52).
REPAIR IMG.DB F.
You can repair the mangement information 
of the media (p. 54).
Checking the media 
information
You can check the remaining recordable 
time for each image quality of the media 
selected on [MOVIE MEDIA SET] (p. 20).
Notes
 During Easy Handycam operation, media 
information cannot be checked. Cancel Easy 
Handycam operation to check.
Touch   (HOME)  
 (MANAGE 
MEDIA)  [MEDIA INFO].
Tips
 You can check the recordable free space, etc., by 
touching 
 on the lower right screen.
To turn off the display
Touch 
.
Notes
 The calculation for media space is 1MB = 
1,048,576 bytes. The fractions less than MB are 
discarded when the media space is displayed. 
The displayed size of the whole hard disk space 
will be slightly smaller than the size shown 
below despite displaying both free and used 
hard disk space.
 DCR-SR45:  
30,000 MB
 DCR-SR46/SR65:  
40,000 MB
 DCR-SR85:  
60,000 MB
 Since there is a management file area, the 
used space is not displayed as 0MB even if you 
perform [MEDIA FORMAT] (p. 52).
Tips
 Only the information of the media selected on 
[MOVIE MEDIA SET] is displayed. Change the 
media setting as necessary (p. 20).
 (MANAGE MEDIA) category