Canon XC15 User Manual - Page 38

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. 38 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. Operating modes: 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Open the [Initialize /8] submenu. [3 Recording Setup] > [1] > [Initialize /8] 3 Touch [ Memory Card] or [8 Memory Card] and then touch [Initialize]. • If you are initializing a CFast card, skip to step 5. [3 Recording Setup] [1] [Initialize /8] 4 Touch [Complete Initialization] to delete all data completely. 5 Touch [Yes]. • If you are using the [Complete Initialization] option, you can touch [Cancel] to cancel the operation while it is in progress. You can use the SD card but all data will be erased. 6 When the confirmation screen appears, touch [OK]. • The selected recording media is initialized and all the data it contains is erased. IMPORTANT • Initializing a recording media will permanently erase all data. 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. Recovering Data on a Recording Media Some actions, such as suddenly turning off the camcorder or removing the recording media while data is being recorded, can cause data errors on the recording media. In such case, you may be able to recover the data if a message is displayed indicating that a clip needs recovering. You can recover the clips from a playback index screen. Operating modes: 1 Open the index screen with the clip you want to recover (A 108). 2 Select the clip to recover. • The clip is indicated by a [?] in the thumbnail. 3 When the camcorder prompts you to recover the clip, touch [Yes]. 4 After the clip has been recovered, touch [OK]. Table of Contents Menus Index