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Configuring multiple media cards

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Configuring multiple media cards

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As you've seen, the Mark III has two media slots, it's got a CompactFlash slot, and right next to it, there is a Secure Digital slot. I do not have to have cards in both slots; I can have a single card in either slot, or I can have cards in both. I can configure the camera to use those two cards in a few different ways. I am going to drop into the menu system here and in the setup menu, in the very first menu, the very first item is Record function and card/folder select. If I go into there, I have a number of different options. First off, I'm set for Standard Record function. That means that it is going to record what I shoot onto a single card. I can select which card I want it to record to by going here to the second option, which is Record/play. If I go into there, I can now switch from CompactFlash to Secure Digital, so now it's recording to the SD card, and you can see it's moved over here. I am currently set for shooting at best quality JPEG, so it's showing me the format…

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