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Inserting an sxs memory card, Removing an sxs memory card, Switching between sxs memory cards – Sony LA-EA5 A-Mount to E-Mount Adapter User Manual

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Using SxS Memory Cards

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• SxS, SxS PRO, and SxS-1 are trademarks of

Sony Corporation.

• XQD is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
• The ExpressCard word mark and logo are

owned by Personal Computer Memory Card
International Association (PCMCIA) and are
licensed to Sony Corporation. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.

1

Open the cover of the card slot block

(page 14)

.

2

Insert the SxS memory card into the slot
with the SxS label facing to the right.

The ACCESS lamp

(page 14)

lights in red

then changes to green once the memory card
is ready for use.

3

Close the cover.

Status indications by the ACCESS lamps

Card slots A and B are accompanied by the
respective ACCESS lamps to indicate their status.

1

Open the cover of the card slot block,
press the EJECT button

(page 14)

, then

pull the button out.

2

Press the EJECT button again to
remove the card.

Note

Data integrity is not guaranteed if the power is turned off
or a memory card is removed while it is being accessed.
Data on the card may be destroyed. Be sure that its
ACCESS lamp is lit in green or off when you turn off the
power or remove a memory card.

When SxS memory cards are loaded in both card
slots A and B, press the SLOT SELECT button

(page 14)

to select the card you wish to use.

If a card becomes full, recording continues after
automatically switching to the second card.

Note

The SLOT SELECT button is disabled while recording/
playback is in progress. Switching is not executed even
if you press the button. The button is enabled while the
thumbnail screen is displayed

(page 49)

.

If an SxS memory card is not formatted, or was
formatted with another system, the message
“Media Needs to be Formatted” is displayed on
the viewfinder screen.
Format the card as instructed follows.

Using “Format Media”

(page 99)

in the

Media menu, specify “Media(A)” (slot A) or
“Media(B)” (slot B) then select “Execute.”
On a confirmation message, select
“Execute” again.

The in-progress message and status bar are
displayed, and the ACCESS lamp lights in red.
When formatting is complete, a completion
message is displayed. Press the MENU dial to
hide the message.

Recording/playback during formatting

You can perform recording or playback using the
SxS memory card in the other card slot while
formatting is in progress. (except during High
Frame Rate mode recording and simultaneous
recording.)

If formatting fails

A write-protected SxS memory card or memory
card that cannot be used with this camcorder will
not be formatted.
As a warning message is displayed, replace the
card with an appropriate SxS memory card,
according to the instructions in the message.

Note

All the data, including recorded pictures and setup files,
are erased when a memory card is formatted.

Inserting an SxS Memory Card

Lamp

Slot statuses

Lights in
red

Accessing the SxS memory card
(writing/reading data)

Lights in
green

Standby (ready for recording or
playback using the SxS memory card)

Off

• No SxS memory card is loaded.
• The loaded card is invalid.
• An SxS memory card is loaded, but

another slot is active.

Removing an SxS memory card

Switching Between SxS Memory
Cards

Formatting an SxS Memory Card