Installing and Removing the CF Card

• The number of remaining shots depends on how much capacity remains in the CF card and the ISO speed setting.

•The file number is displayed in accordance with the file numbering method you set. (→p.56) If auto reset has been set, the highest file number in the current folder will be displayed. If continuous numbering has been set, the file number of the last captured image will be displayed.

C.Fn-08, instead of displaying the number of remaining shots, you can display the ISO speed. And instead of displaying the file number, you can display the number of remaining shots.(→p.135)

Removing the CF Card

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Before opening the CF card slot cover:

• Set the <

> switch to < >.

 

• Make sure “

” is not displayed on the top LCD

panel.

• Make sure the access lamp is off, then open the

cover.

Access lamp

Press the CF card eject button to pop

2 up the CF card, then take out the card.

• Close the cover.

• While the access lamp is blinking (“” is displayed in the viewfinder and on the top LCD panel), do not shake or hit the camera, remove battery, or open the CF card slot cover. Such actions may destroy the image data or damage the camera.

•After the picture is taken, menu operations will not work during the processing

and writing to the CF card (access lamp blinks). If you press the <> button during this time, “Busy” will be displayed on the LCD monitor.

•If a CF card is used for the first time or “” is displayed on the top LCD panel, see “Formatting a CF Card” on page 126 to format the card.

•Do not use a low-capacity CF card. If the image file size is large, the CF card may not be able to save it.

•A microdrive is a recording medium using a hard disk. It has a large capacity and the price per megabyte is low. However, compared to a CF card equipped with a flash memory, it is vulnerable to vibration and physical shock. If you use a microdrive, be careful not to subject the camera to vibration, shake, or physical shock while it is recording or displaying images.

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