Canon HF21 Camcorder User Manual


 
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[ Menu] or
[Rec Media for Movies] or [Rec Media for Photos]
Select the built-in memory or memory card*
* When selecting the memory, you can check the total, used and approximate avail-
able recording time/number of photos (estimated based on the recording mode
(movies) or photo size/quality (photos) currently in use).
Initializing the Built-in Memory or Memory Card
Initialize memory cards when you use them with this camcorder for the
first time. You can also initialize a memory card or the built-in memory
to permanently delete all the recordings it contains.
At the time of purchase, the built-in memory comes pre-initialized and
contains music files for use as background music during playback.
Options
[ Menu] [Initialize / ]
[Built-in Mem.] or [Mem. Card] Initialization method
[Yes]* [OK]
* Press to cancel the complete initialization while it is in progress. All recordings
will be erased and the memory can be used without any problem.
IMPORTANT
Initializing the memory will permanently erase all recordings. Lost origi-
nal recordings cannot be recovered. Make sure you save important
recordings in advance using an external device ( 125).
Operating modes:
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Operating modes:
[Quick Initialization] Clears the file allocation table but does not
physically erase the stored data.
[Complete Initialization] Erases all data completely.
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