Sony DCR-SR300 Handycam® Handbook - Page 50

Checking the hard disk information, Formatting the Memory Stick

Page 50 highlights

Formatting the "Memory Stick Duo" Formatting deletes all images on a "Memory Stick Duo." 1 Turn on your camcorder. 2 Insert the "Memory Stick Duo" to be formatted into your camcorder. 3 On the (HOME MENU), touch (MANAGE HDD/MEMORY) t [ FORMAT]. 4 Touch [YES] t [YES]. 5 When [Completed.] appears, touch . b Notes • Even the still images protected with another device against accidental deletion are also deleted. • Do not attempt the following operations when [Executing...] is on the screen: - To operate the POWER switch or buttons - To remove the "Memory Stick Duo" Checking the hard disk information You can display the hard disk information, and check the approximate amount of free hard disk space. On the (HOME MENU), touch (MANAGE HDD/MEMORY) t [ INFO]. To turn off the display Touch . b Notes • The calculation for hard disk space is 1MB = 1 048 576 bytes. The fractions less than MB are discarded when the hard disk space is displayed. The displayed size of the whole hard disk space will be slightly smaller than the size shown below despite of displaying both free and used hard disk space. - DCR-SR42/SR62: 30 000 MB - DCR-SR82: 60 000MB - DCR-SR200/SR300: 40 000MB • Since there is the management file area, the used space is not displayed as 0MB even if you perform [ FORMAT] (p. 49). 50

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131

50
Formatting deletes all images on a
“Memory Stick Duo.”
1
Turn on your camcorder.
2
Insert the “Memory Stick Duo” to
be formatted into your
camcorder.
3
On the
(HOME MENU), touch
(MANAGE HDD/MEMORY)
t
[
FORMAT].
4
Touch [YES]
t
[YES].
5
When [Completed.] appears,
touch
.
b
Notes
Even the still images protected with another
device against accidental deletion are also
deleted.
Do not attempt the following operations when
[Executing...] is on the screen:
To operate the POWER switch or buttons
To remove the “Memory Stick Duo”
Formatting the “Memory Stick
Duo”
Checking the hard
disk information
You can display the hard disk information,
and check the approximate amount of free
hard disk space.
On the
(HOME MENU), touch
(MANAGE HDD/MEMORY)
t
[
INFO].
To turn off the display
Touch
.
b
Notes
The calculation for hard disk space is 1MB =
1 048 576 bytes. The fractions less than MB are
discarded when the hard disk space is displayed.
The displayed size of the whole hard disk space
will be slightly smaller than the size shown
below despite of displaying both free and used
hard disk space.
– DCR-SR42/SR62:
30 000 MB
– DCR-SR82:
60 000MB
– DCR-SR200/SR300:
40 000MB
Since there is the management file area, the used
space is not displayed as 0MB even if you
perform [
FORMAT] (p. 49).