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MEMORY CARDS
Formatting a Memory Card
Memory Card Precautions
You can format a memory card to delete all of the data stored on it.
IMPORTANT!
•Formatting a memory card deletes all images on the card, even if some or all of the images are protected (page
•Data deleted by a memory card format operation can- not be recovered! Be sure to carefully check and con- firm that you no longer need the data stored in a memory card before formatting it.
1.Press MENU.
2.Select “Set Up” “Format”.
3.In response to the confirmation message that appears, select “Yes” to start formatting the card.
•Images cannot be recorded with this camera unless a memory card is installed in it.
•Be sure to use only CASIO brand CompactFlash cards. Proper operation with other memory cards is not guaran- teed.
•Static electricity, electrical noise, and other electrical phe- nomena can cause corruption or even total loss of the data stored on a memory card. Because of this, you should always make backup copies of important images on other media (magnetic optical disk, floppy diskette, computer hard disk, etc.).
•Memory card problems can be corrected by reformatting the memory card (page
•Formatting is recommended for any memory card that you suspect contains corrupted image data (due to a DE- CODE ERROR, strange image colors, malformed images) or newly purchased memory cards.