Nikon D3X D3X User's Manual - Page 98

Slot 2 Use the [Slot 2] option in the shooting menu (pg. 290) to choose the role played by the memory card in slot 2. Option Rear control panel Description The memory card in slot 2 is d X Overflow (default) used to record photographs when the memory card in slot 1 is full. Y Backup Each photograph is recorded to both memory cards. Z RAW Slot 1JPEG Slot 2 At image quality settings of NEF (RAW)+JPEG, the NEF (RAW) image is recorded to the memory card in slot 1, the JPEG image to the memory card in slot 2. At other image qualities, this option is the same as [Backup]. D Backup/RAW Slot 1-JPEG Slot 2 When the above options are selected, the shutter-release will be disabled when either of the memory cards is full. The viewfinder and top control panel show the number of exposures remaining on the card with the least amount of available memory. Voice memos (pg. 250) are appended to the copy recorded to the memory card in slot 1. 72