What memory cards have been verified to work with the camcorder?

You can use commercially available Secure Digital (SD) cards with this camcorder.

Memory Cards Compatible for Use with the Camcorder

You can use the following types of commercially available Secure Digital (SD) cards with this camcorder.

The movie recording function has been tested using SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards made by Panasonic, TOSHIBA and SanDisk. For the latest information on cards that can be used, visit your local Canon Web site.

* The following message appears when the card is initialized. 'To record video on this memory card, it is recommended to use a video quality setting other than [60P Recording]'. However, the cards have been confirmed capable of recording until the maximum data limit is reached in the highest video quality mode (MP4:35Mbps / AVCHD:60P).

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Memory Cards Suitable for Movie Recording

We recommend using memory cards rated Speed Class 4, 6, or 10 with this camcorder.*1

Memory card type	SD memory card SDHC memory card SDXC memory card
Speed Class*2	,,,
Capacity	128 MB or larger*3

*1 To record movies using a recording mode with a video quality of 28 Mbps or 35 Mbps, we recommend using memory cards rated Speed Class 6 or 10. When you record movies using other recording modes, we recommend using memory cards rated Speed Class 4, 6 or 10. To record movies using slow & fast motion, we recommend using memory cards rated Speed Class 10.

*2 When using an SD memory card without a speed class rating or one rated Speed Class 2, you may not be able to record movies, depending on the memory card used.

*3 SD memory cards with a capacity of 64 MB or smaller cannot be used to record movies.

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