Canon 5249B001 Low-LevelFormatting, Format the memory card, Perform low-levelformatting

Adjusting Basic Camera Functions

Format the memory card.

zTo begin the formatting process, press the opbuttons or turn the 7dial to choose [OK], and then press the mbutton.

zWhen formatting is finished, [Memory card formatting complete] is displayed. Press the m button.

•Formatting or erasing data on a memory card only changes file

management information on the card and does not erase the data completely. When transferring or disposing of memory cards, take steps to protect personal information if necessary, as by physically destroying cards.

• The total card capacity indicated on the formatting screen may be less than the advertised capacity.

Low-Level Formatting

Perform low-level formatting in these cases: [Memory card error] is displayed, the camera is not working correctly, card image reading/writing is slower, continuous shooting is slower, or movie recording suddenly stops. Low-level formatting erases all data on a memory card. Before low-level formatting, copy images on the memory card to a computer, or take other steps to back them up.

Perform low-level formatting.

zOn the screen in step 2 on p. 171, press the opbuttons or turn the 7dial to choose

[Low Level Format], and then select this

option (mark with a ) by pressing the qr buttons.

zPress the opqrbuttons or turn the 7dial to choose [OK], press the mbutton, and then follow step 3 on p. 171 to format (low- level format) the memory card.

• Low-level formatting takes longer than “Formatting Memory Cards” (p. 171), because data is erased from all storage regions of the memory card.

• You can cancel low-level formatting in progress by choosing [Stop]. In this case, all data will be erased, but the memory card can be used normally.

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