Nikon D800E - Using Two Memory Cards

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Using Two Memory Cards
When two memory cards are inserted in the camera, you can
choose one as the primary card using the Primary slot selection
item in the shooting menu.
Select SD card slot to designate the
card in the SD card slot as the primary card, CF card slot to choose
the CompactFlash card.
The roles played by the primary and
secondary cards can be chosen using the Secondary slot
function option in the shooting menu.
Choose from Overflow
(the secondary card is used only when the primary card is full),
Backup (each picture is recorded to both the primary and
secondary card), and RAW primary, JPEG secondary (as for
Backup, except that the NEF/RAW copies of photos recorded at
settings of NEF/RAW + JPEG are recorded only to the primary card
and the JPEG copies only to the secondary card).
D “Backup” and “RAW Primary, JPEG Secondary”
The camera shows the number of exposures remaining on the card with
the least amount of memory. Shutter release will be disabled when
either card is full.
A Recording Movies
When two memory cards are inserted in the camera, the slot used to
record movies can be selected using the Movie settings > Destination
option in the shooting menu (0 70).