Rec. Media Settings (still image/movie): Auto Switch Media
If a memory card in use becomes full or you have forgotten to insert a memory card into a slot, you can record images to the other memory card.
- MENU → (Shooting) → [Media] → [Rec. Media Settings] → [Auto Switch Media] → desired setting.
Menu item details
- On:
- The camera automatically starts recording on the other memory card when a memory card in use becomes full or if you have forgotten to insert a memory card.
- Off:
- The camera does not perform [Auto Switch Media].
How the camera switches the memory card slot in use
When recording both still images and movies on a single memory card:
When images cannot be recorded to the memory card in use, the settings for [Recording Media] and [Recording Media] change automatically and images are recorded to the other memory card.
When the other memory card becomes full after switching, the camera starts recording in the former slot again.
Example: When [Recording Media] and [Recording Media] under [Rec. Media Settings] are both set to [Slot 1]
: Recording images
(A): Recording is no longer possible on the memory card (due to lack of capacity, etc.).
(B): The memory card is replaced with a recordable one.
When recording the same image simultaneously to two memory cards:
- [Recording Media] or [Recording Media] under [Rec. Media Settings] is set to [Simult. Recording].
After either of the memory cards becomes full, images are recorded to the other card.
When you replace the full memory card with a recordable memory card, the camera is once again able to simultaneously record images with the selected setting.
Example: [Recording Media] and [Recording Media] are both set to [Simult. Recording]
: Simultaneous recording is available.
: The same image cannot be recorded simultaneously.
(A): Recording is no longer possible on the memory card (due to lack of capacity, etc.).
(B): A recordable memory card is inserted.
When recording images separately to two memory cards in the RAW and JPEG/HEIF formats:
- When [Recording Media] under [Rec. Media Settings] is set to [Sort Recording]
When either of the memory cards becomes full, the camera starts recording to the other memory card in both the RAW and JPEG/HEIF formats.
When you replace the full memory card with a recordable memory card, the camera is once again able to record the two types of images separately with the selected setting.
Example: When [File Format] for Slot 1 is set to [RAW] and [File Format] for Slot 2 is set to [JPEG]
: Images are sorted by the file format.
: Images cannot be sorted.
(A): Recording is no longer possible on the memory card (due to lack of capacity, etc.).
(B): A recordable memory card is inserted.
Hint
- Images are recorded to the memory card in the slot displayed on the monitor with an arrow symbol. After the camera switches the slot using [Auto Switch Media], replace the memory card in the former slot with a recordable memory card.
- When recording both still images and movies on a single memory card, the settings for [Recording Media] and [Recording Media] change automatically as the slot switches. If you want to record on the slot in use before switching, select the desired slot with [Recording Media]/[Recording Media].
- If you want to record with the settings with [Recording Media] and [Recording Media], set [Auto Switch Media] to [Off].