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LEGRIA HF M31 Support
FAQs & troubleshooting

Selecting the Memory for the Recordings

Content Id: 8200792900


Solution

You can select to record your movies and photos in the built-in memory or on a memory card. The built-in memory is the default memory for recording both.

Caution

/ Because there is no built-in memory, you cannot select between different recording media types.

1. Set the mode switch to ⋖ M ⋗.

2. Turn on the camcorder.

3. Touch [ ].

4. Touch [ MENU ].

5. Touch [ ].

6. Drag your finger up and down bring [ Rec Media for Movies ] or [ Rec Media for Photos ] into the orange selection bar, and touch inside the frame on the right.

7. Touch [ ] (built-in memory) or [ ] (memory card).

When the built-in memory is selected, you can select [Relay Recording].

[Relay Recording] is a function where the recording destination automatically switches from the built-in memory to a memory card when the built-in memory becomes full. For details, see the Related Information.

8. Touch [ ] to close the menu.

Caution

Select to record movies in the built-in memory if you later want to convert the movies to standard definition in order to upload them to the Web or to create standard DVDs.
When selecting the memory, you can check the approximate available recording time/number of photos, based on currently used settings.

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