Playback – Advanced Functions

z The display interval may vary for some images.

z Movies play for the length of time that they were recorded.

zThe power saving function is disabled during Auto Play (p. 96).

Protecting Images

Use the protect feature to protect important images and movies from accidental erasure.

1 In the [ (Play)] menu, select (Protect) and press the SET

button.

zSee Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 66).

2 Select an image you want to protect using the or button and press the SET button.

z The

icon appears on

Protected Icon

protected images.

 

zTo release the protection, press the SET button again.

zYou can make the selection of images easier by toggling between single image playback and index playback by pressing the zoom lever (p. 58, 60).

3 Press the MENU button.

zThe display will return to the Play menu. Pressing the MENU button again returns to the playback screen.

Please note that formatting (initializing) a memory card (p. 19) erases all data, including protected images. Please check the contents of a memory card before formatting it.

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A510, A520 specifications

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