Sony SLT-A77VM - Manual (Page 181)

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Setup of the camera (Advanced op
erations)
Setting the method for recording on a
memory card
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.
MENU button t 1 t [File Number] t Select the desired
setting
The recorded still images are stored in automatically-created folders in the
DCIM folder of the memory card.
Format
File Number
Series The camera does not reset numbers and assigns numbers to
files in sequence until the number reaches “9999.”
Reset 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