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.

  1. 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]

Illustration showing how the recording destination can be switched between slot 1 and slot 2

Gray part of the illustration: 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]

Illustration showing how the recording destination can be switched between slot 1 and slot 2

Gray part of the illustration: Simultaneous recording is available.

Light gray part of the illustration: 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]

Illustration showing how the recording destination can be switched between slot 1 and slot 2

Gray part of the illustration: Images are sorted by the file format.

Light gray part of the illustration: 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].
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