Canon XF305 Manual

Preparations

Preparing Recording Media

The camcorder records clips to

CompactFlash (CF) cards and

photos* to

SD and

SDHC memory cards. The camcorder is

equipped with two CF card slots. Initialize recording media (0 42) when
you use them with this camcorder for the first time.

* The camcorder can record custom picture settings and camera settings on to an

SD card. To record a user memo with a clip, use the Canon XF Utility software
(0 158) to a create user memo file and save it to the SD card. The camcorder
can read the file and embed it in the clip.

Compatible CF cards

You can use UDMA-compatible* Type I CF cards with a capacity of at
least 512 MB with the camcorder. For more details, visit your local Canon
Web site.

* The Ultra Direct Memory Access (UDMA) specification allows data to be

transferred between the CF card and device at high transfer speeds (measured in
MBps). Depending on the CF card, you may not be able to record even when
using a UDMA-compatible CF card.

IMPORTANT

• About high capacity CF cards You can use CF cards with a capacity

of 128 GB or larger with this camcorder but such CF cards are
initialized using the exFAT file system.
- When using exFAT-formatted CF cards 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 CF cards with a computer OS that is not

exFAT-compatible, you may be prompted to format the CF card. In
such case, cancel the operation to prevent data loss.

NOTES

• Proper operation cannot be guaranteed for all CF cards.

Inserting a CF Card

You can insert a CF card into CF card slot A or slot B. If you have two CF
cards, you can use both slots.

1 Slide the CF card slot cover switch in the direction of the E

mark (

• The CF card slot cover will open upward (slot A) or downward

(slot B).