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Deleting Recorded Scenes

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You can delete those scenes and stories that you are not interested in keeping. Deleting scenes allows you also to free up space on the memory card.

Set the power switch to ⋖MEDIA⋗.

Deleting Scenes from the Index Screen

1. Open the index screen

Touch [ ].

(The displayed icons for the card and movie format may differ depending on the settings of your camcorder.)

2. Touch [ ] or [ ] to switch between card A and B.

Touch [ Movies ] or [ Movies ] , and switch between (AVCHD) and (MP4) format.

Caution

To delete all the scenes recorded on a specific date, drag your finger left/right until the desired date appears in the title bar.

3. Touch [ ].

4. Touch [Delete].

5. Touch the desired option.

[date/folder name]Delete all the scenes recorded on a particular date. For AVCHD movies, the date will appear in the control button. For MP4 movies, the folder name (A101) will appear, with the last four digits indicating the month and day.
[Select]Select individual scenes to delete.
[All Scenes]Delete all the scenes.

Caution

If you selected [Select], touch the scenes to delete and then touch [OK].

- A checkmark will appear on selected scenes. Touch a selected scene again to remove the checkmark.

- You can also touch [Remove All] to remove all checkmarks.

- The total number of selected scenes will appear next to the icon.

6. Delete the scene.

Touch [Yes].

Touch [Stop] to interrupt the operation while it is in progress. Some scenes may be deleted nevertheless.

7. Touch [OK].

Deleting a Single Scene

1. Play back the scene you wish to delete.

2. Touch the screen to display the playback controls.

Touch [ ], and then open the [Delete] screen.

3. Touch [ ].

4. Touch [Delete].

5. Touch [Yes].

6. Touch [OK].

Caution

Be careful when deleting recordings. Once deleted, scenes cannot be recovered.
Deleting a story permanently deletes all the scenes it contains.
Save copies of important scenes before deleting them.
Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing (while scenes are being deleted).

- Do not open the double memory card slot cover.

- Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder.

- Do not change the camcorder’s operating mode.

Caution

To delete all movies and make all recordable space available again you may prefer to initialize the memory.

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