Sony SLT-A77VM Instruction Manual (Large File - 18.35 MB) - Page 181

Setup of the camera (Advanced operations) Setting the method for recording on a memory card Format Note that formatting irrevocably erases all data on a memory card, including protected images. MENU button t 1 t [Format] t [Enter] Notes • During the format, the access lamp lights up. Do not eject the memory card while the lamp is lit. • Format the memory card using the camera. If you format it on a computer, the memory card may not be usable with the camera, depending on the format type used. • Formatting may take several minutes depending on the memory card. • When the remaining battery time is 1 percent or less, you cannot format memory cards. File Number MENU button t setting 1 t [File Number] t Select the desired Series Reset The camera does not reset numbers and assigns numbers to files in sequence until the number reaches "9999." The camera resets numbers in the following cases and assigns numbers to files from "0001." When the recording folder contains a file, a number one higher than the largest number is assigned. - When the folder format is changed. - When all the images in the folder are deleted. - When the memory card is replaced. - When the memory card is formatted. Folder Name The recorded still images are stored in automatically-created folders in the DCIM folder of the memory card. 181