How To Manage Storage On The Camera SD Card
Guac uploads and saves captures to your events online and to the Canon camera’s SD card. You will need to routinely clear out the space on the SD card to make room for additional captures. This guide will walk you through how to that.
Table Of Contents
Backup and Delete Captures
Format Card
What To Know
Step One
Remove Camera From Guac
Place the Guac head face down onto a clean, flat surface.
Turn the knob on the back of Guac to unlock the back door.
Use the knob to lift and remove the door, setting it to the side.
Loosen the nut under the camera nut to release it from the rack.
Carefully remove the camera from the Guac head.
Step Two
Remove SD Card From Camera
Looking at the bottom of the camera, open the battery compartment door by sliding it to the side.
Locate the SD card under the battery.
Press the SD card until it unlocks.
Remove the SD card from the camera.
Note: Be careful not to touch the metal connection points on the SD card.
Step Three
Backup Captures To A Computer
Insert the SD card directly into a computer with an SD card reader or an adapter with an SD card reader plugged into the computer.
A new storage device titled EOS_DIGITAL should appear on the computer.
Open the storage device using your computer file browser.
Open the folder DCIM
Transfer the .JPG and/or .MP4 files to a folder on your computer.
Note: Windows and macOS also include built-in software that allows you to transfer the captures.
Step Four
Delete Captures From SD Card
Insert the SD card directly into a computer with an SD card reader or an adapter with an SD card reader plugged into the computer.
A new storage device titled EOS_DIGITAL should appear on the computer.
Open the storage device using your computer file browser.
Open the folder DCIM
Select all of the captures you want to delete.
Right-click on the selected captures
Select Delete or Move to Trash
Empty the Recycling Bin or Trash
IMPORTANT: This will permanently delete the captures from the SD card. This will not affect captures that were uploaded to your event.
Step Five
Reinsert SD Card And Reinstall Camera
Open the battery compartment and reInsert the SD card by sliding it into the slot just above the battery.
Make sure that the metal connectors are facing the back of the camera.
Press it in until it clicks into place.
Close the battery compartment door.
Place the camera back into the Guac head and on top of the rack, aligning the camera nut with the tripod socket.
Tighten the camera nut to secure the camera in place.
Replace the back door onto the Guac head and tighten the knob to secure the door into place.
Step One
Assemble And Connect Guac To Power
Guac needs to be assembled and connected to power in order to turn on the camera and access the settings to format the SD card.
You can follow the Guac Assembly Guide here for a complete walkthrough.
Step Two
Format SD Card Using The Canon Camera Settings
NAVIGATING THE CAMERA SETTINGS
The camera settings can be accessed by pressing the Menu button on the back of the camera.
You can then use the top, bottom, left, and right buttons found around the Set button to navigate through the settings screens.
The Set button can be used to select or confirm.
Press Menu
Navigate to the right and select Function Settings (wrench icon)
Go down and select Format card
Select OK to confirm
IMPORTANT: This will permanently delete the captures from the SD card. This will not affect captures that were uploaded to your event.
What To Know
Why Captures Need To Be Deleted From The SD Card
All captures and test photos taken on Guac are saved to the Canon camera’s SD card and transferred to the iPad for Salsa to apply photo templates, overlays, and other designs, and then uploaded to your event.
Once the captures have been successfully uploaded, they are deleted from the iPad to conserve space on the device.
The captures on the SD card are not automatically deleted and will eventually need to be manually removed to make space for additional captures.
If you find yourself having to clear the SD card frequently, you can replace it with a larger capacity card.
What To Know
When To Delete Captures From SD Card
When your SD card within the camera drops below 5GB of storage you will be alerted by the app to delete captures from the SD card. It is advised to delete captures from the SD card as soon as you receive this notice.
Keeping available space on your SD card will help alleviate any chance of the card becoming full, causing issues with the cameras ability to take captures.
What To Know
Difference Of Quality Between Event Captures And SD Card Captures
The size and quality of Photo Mode captures saved to your event are the same as the captures saved to the SD card.
GIF, Boomerang, Video, and Slo-Mo captures may be cropped or compressed before they are saved to your event. This allows for faster uploads and reduces data usage when connected to a personal hotspot with a data limit or cap.
Slo-Mo captures saved to an event are automatically edited by Salsa to play a portion of the video at regular speed. The same Slo-Mo capture that is saved to the SD card will playback entirely in slow motion.
