Selecting Cards for Recording/Playback

Recording Method with Two Cards Inserted

1. Select [: Record func+card/folder sel.].

   

2. Set the recording method.

   • / separate

     
     • Select [Enable] for automatic configuration of the recording method for still photos and movies. Still photos are recorded to card [] and movies to card [].
     • Without card [] inserted, still photos can be captured but not saved. Still photo shooting is not possible if the card is full.
     • Movie recording is not possible if card [] is full or not inserted.

   Caution

   • Specifying [Enable] will make [ Rec options], [ Rec options], [ Record/play], and [ Record/play] unavailable.

   Note

   • When set to [Enable], card [] is used for playback if the button is pressed in movie recording mode. Card [] is used for playback if the button is pressed in still photo shooting mode.
   • When [Enable] is set, consider setting [: Release shutter without card] to [Disable].

   • Rec options

     Set the recording method for still photos.

     

     • Standard

       Records still photos to the card selected in [ Record/play].

     • Auto switch card

       Same as [Standard], but additionally, the camera switches to the other card when one card becomes full. At this time, a new folder is created.

     • Rec. separately

       Enables you to set a specific image size for each card (). For each shot, a still photo is recorded to card and in your specified image quality.

       Note that recording separately to and is not available for RAW images.

     • Rec. to multiple

       For each shot, a still photo is recorded to card and in the same image quality.

   Caution

   • Record separately

   • Maximum burst is lower if you specify different image sizes for cards and ().

   Note

   • Rec. separately/Rec. to multiple

   • Images are recorded with the same file number to card and .
   • The number of shots available as shown in the viewfinder and on the Quick Control screen is for the card with less free space.
   • [Card* full] is displayed when one of the cards becomes full, and shooting is no longer possible. To continue shooting, either replace the card or set [ Rec options] to [Standard] and select the card with free space.
   • See Folder Settings for details on [Folder] in [: Record func+card/folder sel.].

   • Rec options

     Set the recording method for movies.

     

     • Standard

       Records movies to the card selected in [ Record/play].

     • Auto switch card

       Same as [Standard], but recording ends when the card becomes full. When you resume recording, the camera switches to the other card for recording. A new folder is created after switching cards.

     • Rec. to multiple

       For each recording, the same movie is recorded to card and .

   Caution

   • Auto switch card

   • Recording only switches to the other card when the current card has no remaining free space, and then movies with a frame rate of 179.8/150 fps can be recorded. Note that this occurs when an exFAT-formatted card is in one of the slots.

   • Rec. to multiple

   • Movies cannot be recorded if one inserted card is exFAT-formatted and the other is not.

   Note

   • Rec. to multiple

   • Images are recorded with the same file number to card and .
   • The available recording time shown in the viewfinder and on the Quick Control screen is for the card with less free space.
   • [Card* full] is displayed when one of the cards becomes full, and shooting is no longer possible. To continue shooting, either replace the card or set [ Rec options] to [Standard] and select the card with free space.
   • See Folder Settings for details on [Folder] in [: Record func+card/folder sel.].

Recording/Playback Selection with Two Cards Inserted

With [ Rec options]/[ Rec options] set to [Standard] or [Auto switch card], select the card for recording and playback.

With [ Rec options] set to [Rec. separately] or [Rec. to multiple], or with [ Rec options] set to [Rec. to multiple], select the card for playback.