Canon VIXIA HF M500 VIXIA HF M50 / HF M52 / HF M500 Instruction Manual - Page 226

Disposal When you delete movies or initialize the memory, only the file allocation table is altered and stored data is not physically erased. When you dispose of the camcorder or memory card or give either to another person, initialize the camcorder's built-in memory (-/, only) or memory card using the [Complete Initialization] option (A 41). Fill it up with unimportant recordings, and then initialize it again using the same option. This makes recovering the original recordings very difficult. 226 Š Additional Information