Sony HDR-CX12 - Manual (Page 57)

Utilizing recording media
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Checking the “Memory
Stick PRO Duo”
information
You can check the remaining recordable
time for each [REC MODE] (p. 62), and
the approximate free and used space of the
“Memory Stick PRO Duo.”
Notes
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During Easy Handycam operation, you
cannot check the “Memory Stick PRO Duo”
information. Cancel Easy Handycam operation
(p. 24).
Touch (HOME)  (MANAGE
MEDIA)  [MEDIA INFO].
The remaining recordable time for each
recording mode is displayed.
Tips
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You can check the recordable free space, etc., by
touching at the lower right on the screen.
To turn off the display
Touch .
Notes
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The calculation for “Memory Stick PRO Duo”
space is 1MB = 1,048,576 bytes. The fractions
less than MB are discarded when the “Memory
Stick PRO Duo” space is displayed. Therefore
the displayed size of the total space available
on a “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” both used and
unused, will be slightly smaller than the stated
size of the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.”
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Since there is a management file area, the
used space is not displayed as 0MB even if you
perform [MEDIA FORMAT] (p. 57).
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Deleting all images
(Formatting)
Formatting deletes all the images to recover
recordable free space.
You should save important images to other
devices before formatting (p. 43, 51).
1
Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC
IN jack on your camcorder and to a
wall outlet (wall socket).
2
Turn on your camcorder.
3
Insert the “Memory Stick PRO
Duo” to be formatted into your
camcorder.
4
Touch (HOME)  (MANAGE
MEDIA)  [MEDIA FORMAT].
5
Touch [YES]  [YES]  .
Notes
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While the access lamp is lit, do not eject
the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” from your
camcorder.
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Even still images protected with another device
against accidental deletion are deleted.
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Do not attempt the following operations when
[Executing…] is on the screen:
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Operate the POWER switch or buttons
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Remove the “Memory Stick PRO Duo”
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