SD card formatting at DVinfo.net

Scott Auerbach · June 22nd, 2006, 09:01 AM

I ran across a link on Panasonic's website for a card formatter to format SD cards before they can be used in the HVX. I hadn't seen anything about that before and, true to form, the only software available is for Windows. The web instructions lead one to believe that an SD card can't be used off-the-shelf in the HVX. I haven't even tested that function yet, and it's not coming up in a forum search. Anyone (Robert? Barry?) know about that one?

Dee Joslin · June 22nd, 2006, 09:24 AM

I just format it in the HVX. There's an option in the menus.

Barry Green · June 22nd, 2006, 10:45 AM

That application will let you format it in a PC if you want, but as Scott points out, you can also format it in the camera. There are two places you can do that, either from the "card functions" menu in camera mode, or from the P2 menu in MCR mode.

Scott Auerbach · June 22nd, 2006, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Barry Green

That application will let you format it in a PC if you want, but as Scott points out, you can also format it in the camera. There are two places you can do that, either from the "card functions" menu in camera mode, or from the P2 menu in MCR mode.

Thanks, guys. I hadn't bought an SD card yet, so I hadn't looked for those menu functions. The Panasonic web link to the formatter software just says that you can't use an off-the-shelf SD card in the HVX, without mentioning that you CAN format it in-camera. Really misleading.

June 22nd, 2006, 09:01 AM	#1
Scott Auerbach Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 291	SD card formatting I ran across a link on Panasonic's website for a card formatter to format SD cards before they can be used in the HVX. I hadn't seen anything about that before and, true to form, the only software available is for Windows. The web instructions lead one to believe that an SD card can't be used off-the-shelf in the HVX. I haven't even tested that function yet, and it's not coming up in a forum search. Anyone (Robert? Barry?) know about that one? __________________ DP/Editor, Sputnik Pictures \| Atlanta HD video and RED digital cinema production

June 22nd, 2006, 09:24 AM	#2
Dee Joslin Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Scranton, PA. Posts: 91	I just format it in the HVX. There's an option in the menus.

June 22nd, 2006, 10:45 AM	#3
Barry Green Barry Wan Kenobi Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,863	That application will let you format it in a PC if you want, but as Scott points out, you can also format it in the camera. There are two places you can do that, either from the "card functions" menu in camera mode, or from the P2 menu in MCR mode.