GETTING ACQUAINTED
Memory Card Precautions
•Images cannot be recorded with this camera unless a memory card is installed in it.
•Be sure to use only CASIO or SanDisk CompactFlash cards, or an IBM Microdrive. Proper operation is not guar- anteed with other memory cards.
•Static electricity, electrical noise, and other electrical phe- nomena can cause corruption or even total loss of data stored on a memory card. Because of this, you should al- ways make backup copies of important images on other media.
•Memory card problems can be corrected by reformatting the memory card. Reformatting a memory card deletes all images stored on the card, but you can use a computer to copy the images you want to keep to the computer’s hard disk before reformatting your card. If you plan to be record- ing images where you do not have access to a computer, it is a good idea to take along an extra memory card or two just in case you experience an unexpected memory card problem.
•Formatting is recommended for any memory card that you suspect contains corrupted image data (due to a RECORD ERROR, strange image colors, malformed images) or for newly purchased memory cards.
•Before starting a format operation, switch to AC adaptor power or load a new set of recommended batteries into the camera.
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