Figure 74: Format Card Confirmation Screen

Figure 75: PC Connect Mode Submenu

Note: The USB Disk Drive mode will remain set on your camera only if you power off the camera by using the power switch. By powering off the camera correctly, you will not have to repeat these procedures when transferring images to your computer in the future.

Formatting the Memory Card

Use the Format Card option to reformat the memory card in your camera. Reformatting will erase all of the files (images) on the memory card, including protected files, folders, scripts, and so forth.

When you select the Format Card option by pressing the left (Format) soft key, you will see a confirmation of your choice to format the memory card (see Figure 74). You can either press the middle (Format) soft key to reformat the memory card, or press the right (Cancel) soft key to exit the confirmation screen without reformatting the memory card and return to the Preferences menu.

Selecting the PC Connect Mode

Use the PC Connect Mode submenu to specify how the camera will appear to your computer when connected via the USB interface in PC Connect mode. You can then transfer images from your camera to the computer via the USB interface. Table 63 explains the PC Connect Mode settings and their functions. The currently selected mode is indicated by the checkmark to the left of it. The default mode is Digita Device.

 

Table 63: PC Connect Mode Submenu

 

 

Setting

Function

 

 

USB Disk Drive

The camera is operated as a USB Mass Storage Device and appears as

 

a disk drive connected to the computer. You can copy images from

 

your camera to the computer as you would from another disk drive.

 

Use this setting to connect the camera to a Mac OS 8.6 or better

 

computer, or to a Windows Me, 98, or 2000 computer.

 

 

Digita Device

You can use software included with your computer or camera to

(default)

transfer images to the computer. Use this setting to connect the

 

camera to a Windows Me, 98, or 2000 computer.

 

 

To change the PC Connect Mode:

1Press the down or up arrow on the 4-way controller, if needed, to highlight the PC Connect Mode you want.

2Press the left (Select) soft key. The checkmark moves to the highlighted mode, and you return to the Preferences menu. The camera is now set to the mode you just selected.

Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu

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Formatting the Memory Card