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# Restoring clips

In following cases, restoration of the clip may be required depending on the condition. It may take some time to restore depending on the error.

- When the memory card in the card slot that is flashing is removed while the card 1 access lamp or the card 2 access lamp is flashing

- When the power is turned off by removing the battery or the AC adaptor while recording or performing record completion process

## Restoring a clip (MOV format/AVCHD format)

An error as in following figure is displayed when MOV or AVCHD is selected as the recording file format.

Fig. 1

Select [SET] in the error message screen. (Fig. 1)

- Once the repair is completed, select in the confirmation message. It will return to the previous screen.

- is displayed on the clip when an abnormal management information is detected while displaying the thumbnail.

## Restoring a clip (P2 format)

An error message is not displayed when P2 is selected as the recording file format.

is displayed in the thumbnail screen when there is at least one defective P2 clip that may be repaired in the thumbnail screen. In such case, the clip can be repaired in following procedure.

Press the <THUMBNAIL> button.

The thumbnail screen is displayed.

Press the <MENU> button while the thumbnail screen is displayed.

The menu is displayed.

Select the [THUMBNAIL] menu → [CLIP] → [REPAIR].

Select [YES].

All the defective P2 clips that may be repaired in the thumbnail screen are repaired.

NOTE

- Do not remove the memory card in the card slot that is flashing, or do not remove the battery or the AC adaptor when the card 1 access lamp/card 2 access lamp is flashing in orange. Doing so will cause damage to the memory card.

- Use a sufficiently charged battery or AC adaptor.

- It may not be possible to completely repair depending on the condition of the data.

- To restore the clips, it is necessary that the clips are recorded for more than a certain amount of time. Especially in the following cases, the clips may not be restored, because the number of frames to be recorded is small.

  - When the variable frame rate recording function is enabled, and the frame rate lower than the system frequency is set.

  - When the interval recording function is enabled.

- The clips shot before the power was turned off will not be able playback if the repair fails.

  Also, it may not be possible to record any more.

- If data recorded with other device is repaired, it may not be able to play back on the camera or other device.

- If the repair failed, turn off the camera, and turn it back on after waiting for a while. If the repair fails repeatedly, format with the camera. All data will be erased when it is formatted, and it cannot be restored.

- Display of the thumbnail become slower when the thumbnail information is repaired.

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