How do i record to the memory card instead of to the built in memory?

The card might be corrupted - can you view the images on it, either in the camera or on your computer ?

No you do not need a memory card to record. The JVC Everio GZ-MG130 is a hard disk drive camcorder with a built-in 30 gigabyte hard drive to record to. You can, however, use an SD memory card if you want to add additional space to save your videos and pictures to.

In the camera menu, you will find an entry for "copy" which gives you the option to copy the internal memory to a memory card. Once that is done, remove your card, go back into the menu and find "format"...follow the on-screen instructions to erase the internal memory and promise yourself to never use it again. After that, your memory card should work properly in the camera.

With no card in the camera, go into the menu and find "format" and follow the on-screen instructions. Then, insert your card and it should work properly. Be sure the slide switch on the side is set to unlocked.

If you copy the data from the built-in
memory to the card, we recommend using
a card which has more free space than
the built-in memory (about 14 MB).
• If a picture having the same name as the
name of picture to be copied exists in the
copy destination, the picture will not be
copied.
•When you copy the data from the built-in
memory to the card and if the free space
on the destination recording medium is
not sufficient, the picture data can only be
copied halfway.
• DPOF settings on the original picture data
will not be copied. Set DPOF settings
again after the copy is completed. (P73)
• Only files conforming to DCF standard
(P49, 75) can be copied. (Files which do
not conform to DCF standard cannot be
copied.)
• It may take time to copy the data.
• Pictures which are recorded or edited with
other equipment may not be copied.
1 Select [YES] to format the
medium.
(The illustration is the screen when the
built-in memory is formatted.)
•When a card is not inserted, you can
format the built-in memory. When a
card is inserted, you can format the
card.

hope you can get something out of this...it came from user manual!

The problem may be simpler to solve. Perhaps you never normally change the setting from iA (intelligent auto), but the wheel with settings can get moved by accident. If it goes around one place counter-clockwise, it puts it onto the built-in memory, it seems. I had the same problem, and it frustrated me for months!

This means that the internal memory of the camera is full. Apart from the external memory slot, camera's have this what you call internal memory. It is built-in to the unit itself.

What you want to do is to set the default storage to the external memory instead of the internal once.

On the Menu, navigate to image store and then choose AUTO.

Auto (default)—the camera uses the card if one is in the
camera. If not, the camera uses internal memory.
Internal Memory—the camera uses internal memory,
even if a card is installed.

Also, you would want to set the camera resolution to a lower value to. The higher the pixel rate, the bigger space it eats up in your memory storage.

the problem Probably is that the memory card isn't the right kind, so it just records to the "Built in memory". The only way to fix this is to format the Memory card

You can record video with audio onto the Memory Card. Follow the instructions below. Recording moving pictures onto a MEMORY CARD 1. Insert a Memory Card into the slot on the camcorder. 2. Set the mode switch to MEMORY CARD position. 3. Set the power switch to CAMERA mode. 4. Press the START/STOP button, the images are recorded on the MEMORY CARD in MPEG4. * You can record 10 ~ 20 seconds continuously. * You can record a still image on the Memory Card by pressing the Photo button instead of the START/STOP button. 5. Press the START/STOP button to stop the recording. Notes: * Moving images that you recorded are saved in *.asf file format on the Memory Card. * The moving picture images on a Memory Card are smaller size and lower definition than those on a Tape. * The sound is recorded in mono. * The following functions cannot be operated in M.REC Mode. - DIS (Digital Image Stabilizer), Digital Zoom, Fade, Program AE, Digital Special Effect, Slow Shutter. * Don't insert or eject a tape during Memory card recording as it may record noise. * Don't eject the Memory Card during recording as it may break the data on the Memory Card or the Memory Card itself.

This model comes with 8.9MB of flash memory built in, which means you can record without using a memory card. Even when using flash memory, however, you still need to set the correct date before recording. If you do not set the date, certain functions may not operate and proper image recording may be impossible. Also, folders created automatically by the camera will not be named correctly if you do not set the date