Canon XF305 Manual

Preparations

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Preparing Recording Media

Initializing the Recording Media

The first time you use any recording media with this camcorder, initialize it 
first. You can also initialize a recording media to permanently delete all the 
data it contains.

When initializing an SD card, you can select quick initialization, which 
clears the file allocation table but does not physically erase the stored 
data, or complete initialization, which deletes all data completely.

1 Open the [Initialize Media] submenu.

[J Other Functions] 

 [Initialize Media]

2 Select [CF A], [CF B] or [SD Card] and then press SET.

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.

[J Other Functions]

[Initialize Media]

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