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Canon VIXIA HF G70 Camcorder formatting

WD
Apprentice

The full manual says that a new SD card needs to be formatted before use. 

Yet, i just tested a new SanDisk extreme pro card sdxc uhs-I on my new camcorder and the image was there when i moved it to my pc. It looks like it was already formatted or the camcorder formatted it automatically. Please explain. 

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shadowsports
Legend
Legend

Greetings,

Sandisk cards come pre formatted.  Typically either FAT32 or exFAT.

Please note, this does not mean the card will be 100% compatible with your camera or its file system.  

You are risking potential data loss. Canon cameras do not automatically format cards for you.  All cards (regardless of brand ) should be formatted in camera before use.  

~Rick
Bay Area - CA


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