Canon EOS C300 Mark III EOS C300 Mark III EOS C500 Mark II Instruction Manual - Page 46

Preparing Recording Media Initializing Recording Media Initialize cards when you use them with this camera for the first time. You can also initialize a card to permanently delete all the recordings it contains. 46 1 Select > [Æ Recording/Media Setup] > [Initialize Media]. 2 Select [CFexpress A], [CFexpress B] or [SD Card]. 3 Select [OK]. • The card is initialized and all the data it contains is erased. 4 When the confirmation message appears, press SET. IMPORTANT • SD cards are initialized using the FAT12 / FAT16 file system, SDHC cards using the FAT32 file system, and SDXC and CFexpress cards using the exFAT file system. • Initializing a card will permanently erase all data, including photos and protected custom picture files. Lost data cannot be recovered. Make sure you save important recordings in advance. • Depending on the card, initialization may take up to a few minutes. NOTES • When relay recording is activated, while you keep recording on one CFexpress card, you can initialize another CFexpress card in the other card slot. • If you set an assignable button to [Initialize Media] (A 121), you can press the button to open the [Initialize Media] submenu. Switching Between CFexpress Card Slots The camera features two CFexpress card slots, CFexpress you can switch between them as necessary. and CFexpress . If both slots contain a card, Press the SLOT SELECT button. • The access indicator of the selected CFexpress card slot will illuminate in green. On the screen, the CFexpress card selected is indicated with a mark next to the card icon. • You cannot use the SLOT SELECT button to switch between CFexpress card slots while recording or playing back. • You can also perform this function remotely using Browser Remote on a connected network device (A 175, 179).