Format
When a memory card is formatted, all data on the card is erased.
The formatting function is used to erase all data on a memory card. Before formatting a memory card, copy the data to a computer or storage device. Locking images will not protect them from being deleted when the card is formatted. Always format the memory card using the camera; never use a computer to format a card.
When the format option is selected and entered in section 1 of the playback menu (p. 72), a confirmation screen appears. Choosing “Yes” formats the card, choosing “No” cancels the formatting
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Delete
Format?
Lock
Single, multiple, or all files can be locked. A locked file cannot be deleted by either the playback menu functions or the QV/delete button. However, the formatting function (p. 76) will erase all files on a memory card whether locked or not. Important images should be locked. The lock function is in section 1 of the playback menu (p. 72). The lock option has four settings:
This
The file displayed or highlighted in the playback mode is locked.
frame
All frames All files on the memory card are locked.
operation. A screen appears to indicate the card has been format- ted.
E YesNo
Copy
Marked
To lock or unlock multiple files. When this setting is chosen, the
frames
file, highlight it with the yellow border and press the down key; the lock indicator dis- appears. Continue until all the files to be locked are marked. Press the central button
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of the controller to lock the marked thumbnails, or press the menu button to cancel the operation and return to the playback menu.
Unlock all All files on the memory card are unlocked.
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