topic Re: Canon XA40 initialisation in Camcorders

Canon XA40 initialisation

beyontheblue — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 16:17:15 GMT

When doing an SD card initialisation (in camera) is there a way to do it without erasing all the video clips as well? Thanks for reading.

Re: Canon XA40 initialisation

rs-eos — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 16:44:51 GMT

No. From page 32 of the user manual:

"Initializing an SD card will permanently erase all recordings. Lost data cannot be recoved. Make sure you save important recordings in advance. Depending on the SD card, the initialization may take up to a few minutes."

Unfortunately, the manual was not accesssible from Canon's XA40 Product Page. But an internet search did allow me to find it.

Re: Canon XA40 initialisation

beyontheblue — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 18:22:20 GMT

Thanks Ricky