Canon EOS C200B EOS C200 EOS C200B Instruction Manual - Page 50

Preparing Recording Media Initializing Recording Media The first time you use a recording media with this camera, initialize it first. You can also initialize a recording media to permanently delete all the data it contains. 50 Operating modes: 1 Open the [Initialize Media] submenu. > [Æ ! Recording/Media Setup] > [Initialize Media] 2 Select [CFast], [SD Card A] or [SD Card B] and then press the joystick. 3 Select [OK] and then press the joystick. 4 When the confirmation message appears, press the joystick. • The recording media is initialized and all the data it contains is erased. IMPORTANT • Initializing a recording media will permanently erase all data, including photos and protected custom picture files. Lost data cannot be recovered. Make sure you save important recordings in advance. • Depending on the SD card, initialization may take up to a few minutes. NOTES • While recording on an SD card, you can initialize another SD card in the other SD card slot. • If you set an assignable button to [Initialize Media] (A 125), you can press the button to open the initialization submenu. Switching Between the SD Card Slots The camera features two SD card slots, SD card slot A and SD card slot B. If both slots contain an SD card, you can switch between them as necessary. Operating modes: Press the SLOT SELECT button. • The access indicator of the selected SD card slot will illuminate in green. On the screen, the SD card selected is indicated with a Ð mark next to SD card icon. NOTES • If both SD card slots contain an SD card and you open the cover of the selected slot, the camera will automatically switch to the other slot. • You cannot use the SLOT SELECT button to switch between SD card slots while recording. • You can also perform this function remotely using Browser Remote on a connected network device (A 170).