Canon XF305 Manual

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Preparations
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Preparing Recording Media
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).