GETTING UP AND RUNNING

Installing and removing a memory card

Always turn off the camera and confirm the indicator lamp is not orange and blinking before changing the memory card, otherwise the card may be damaged, and data lost.

About memory cards

The response time during recording and playback is longer with MultiMediaCards compared with SD Memory Cards. This is not a defect, but rather due to the specifications of the cards. When using large capacity cards, some operations like deletion may take longer.

An SD (Secure Digital) Memory card or MultiMediaCard must be inserted for the camera to operate. If a card has

2not been inserted, a no-card warning will appear on the LCD monitor; the shutter can still be released.

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Slide the battery-chamber door toward the bottom of

 

1 the camera to release the safety catch (1). Open the

 

door (2).

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Insert the memory card all the way into the card slot and

 

The SD Memory Card has a write-protect switch to prevent image data from being deleted. By sliding the switch to the bottom of the card, the data will be protected. However, when the card is protected, images cannot be recorded. If an attempt is made to record or delete an image with the camera, the card-locked message will appear and the LED lamps near the viewfinder will turn red and blink quickly. For memory card care and store see page 90.

Write- protect switch

Lock position

then release (3). The card should catch in the slot.

• Insert the card so the face is toward the front of the camera.

 

Always push the card in straight, never at an angle. Never

 

force the card. If the card does not fit, check that it is

 

orientated correctly.

If a MultiMediaCard is inserted incorrectly, it will lock, but the

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card chamber door will not close.

To eject a memory card, press the card into the slot and

6release (4). The card can now be pulled out.

Close the battery-chamber door (5) and slide it toward the top of the camera to engage the safety catch (6).

If the unable-to-use-card message appears, the inserted

card in the camera may need to be formatted. A card used in another camera may also have to be formatted before being used. A card can be formatted in the setup 2 section of the playback menu (p. 58). When a card is formatted, all the data on the card is permanently erased.

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