base689 0 #1 December 14, 2009 I have just got a brand new CX-105E (should be the European model for CX-100) and an original Sony MS PRO DUO MARK2 16 GB. I set the recording of videos and pictures onto MS: every time I powered videocamera on, on the display it showed for few seconds in my language a message that in English could sound something like: "Recording could be impossible to be done onto memory stick" I thought it was just a "pain in the ass message". Once I really started to shoot video (onto MS), after few seconds of shooting, CX-105E stopped recording, it paused for few seconds (while the MS logo was blinking) with the "overflaw fail" (or similar message) and then stopped recording. Re-recorded video and re-stopped with same message. Then I swap to record video onto internal 8 GB memory and it recorded videos prefectly. Onto MS there were 3 videos, tried to play them onto my netbook Asus EEE PC 1000H, they are videos of few seconds of duration, few seconds of video and then freezed (but I think because of limited computing capability of my netbook, I'll try witgh my Quad CPU desktop this evening). Questions: 1) what's wrong with recording videos onto MS? By the way, from Sony website it results that MS PRO DUO MARK2 memory stick can record with minimum 4 MB/s speed, while the recording of AVCHD videos happens at something lower than 3 MB/s (on average)(at maximum definition), so (if MS card is ) MS PRO DUO MARK2 is perfectly capable of withstand the AVCHD video recording. 2) Is my original Sony MS defective? Is there a test of writing speed I can execute to see if it is OK or defective? 3) hints? Thanks Stay safe out there Blue Skies and Soft Walls BASE #689 - base_689AT_NO_123_SPAMyahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bomb420 1 #2 December 14, 2009 Where did you buy the memory stick? I once got one that looked original, had the hologram and all but wasn't. I think the one thing I noticed between the original packaging and the fake was that the fake did not have the warranty card insert within the packaging. The hologram was also slightly different. Take a look at this link just to make sure. http://reviews.ebay.com/FAKE-Sony-Memory-Stick-Pro-Duo-MagicGate-Cards-Exposed_W0QQugidZ10000000001236041 If it is original, return it to the store or manufacturer for a replacement. You can also attempt to reformat it but I have had limited success with that on fake cards.HYPOXIC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #3 December 14, 2009 as Trunk suggests, you well may have a counterfeit card. They're pretty common; I got burned not too long ago. Other caution; although the camera supports 16GB cards, I've had two 16GB fail in my 100, and have three that work. Go figure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alfredkoster 0 #4 December 30, 2009 Are you perhaps using a Memory Stick that uses "MagicGate" technology? I read in the handbook (page 104) that the CX100/CX105 cannot record on such a medium. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base689 0 #5 January 11, 2010 > as Trunk suggests, you well may have a counterfeit card ————————————————————————— It's NOT that I "may have" a countefeit card, I DO have a counterfeit card Once in a bigstore before Xmas, I just found out a 16 GB MS PRO DUO MAGIC GATE on the shelf at a good price (75 €), I bought it, the writings on the back were different (from my counterfeit one). Once inserted into my CX105E, everything went smooth: first of all, at power on I don't get anymore the message "Recording video onto MS could be not possible", and now I can shoot HD video and pictures very cleanly. Thanks everybody for the advices Stay safe out there Blue Skies and Soft Walls BASE #689 - base_689AT_NO_123_SPAMyahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
