Canon XF305 Manuale Istruttivo

Preparations

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Preparing Recording Media

To initialize a CF card

3 Select [OK] and then press SET.

4 When the confirmation message appears, press SET.

• The CF card is initialized and all the data it contains is erased.

To initialize an SD card

3 Select [Complete] (complete initialization) or [Quick] (quick 

initialization) and then press SET.

4 Select [OK] and then press SET.

• If you are using the [Complete] initialization option, press SET twice 

to cancel the operation while it is in progress. You can use the SD 
card but all data will be erased.

5 When the confirmation message appears, press SET.

• The SD card is initialized and all the data it contains is erased.

IMPORTANT

• Initializing the recording media will permanently erase all data, including 

clips with an e mark, protected photos, and custom picture 
information. Lost data cannot be recovered. Make sure you save 
important recordings in advance.

• Depending on the SD card, the complete initialization may take up to a 

few minutes.

NOTES

• While recording on a CF card, you can initialize another CF card in the 

other CF card slot.

Switching Between the CF Card Slots

The camcorder features two CF card slots, CFj (CF card slot A) and 
CFl (CF card slot B). If both slots contain a CF card, you can switch 
between them as necessary. In addition, if the CF card you are using 
becomes full while recording, the recording will continue uninterrupted on 
the other CF card (relay recording). Relay recording is available from CF 
card slot A to CF card slot B, and vice versa.

Press the SLOT SELECT button.

• The access indicator of the selected CF card slot will illuminate in 

green.

Operating modes:

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