Confirm

Format Memory/Card

Rotate the Mode Dial to

to select Format mem-

MEMORY CARD FORMAT

ory or Format card (

 

117), and then press .

Quick format

 

 

 

 

Format

This menu allows the memory or the memory card to be formatted for use in the camera.

• Before formatting the memory, remove the memory card from the camera. Format mem- ory is displayed in the Set-up menu.

When the memory card is inserted in the camera, the memory card will be formatted. Format card is displayed in the Set-up menu.

The Set-up Menu

Options

Descriptions

Format memory

Format the internal memory.

 

(No memory card

 

inserted)

 

 

 

 

 

 

• This option is used for formatting new memory

 

 

cards or the cards that have been formatted

 

Quick

with this camera. Quick format requires less

 

time than Format.

 

format

 

• Using Quick format regularly for memory cards

 

 

Format

 

is recommended to maintain the performance

 

of memory cards.

card

 

(Memory

 

• This option is used for formatting memory cards

card

formatted with the other devices than this cam-

inserted)

era.

 

 

 

Format

• When it takes long time to save movie on mem-

 

 

ory card or errors occur while shooting movie in

 

 

TV movie 640 (30 fps) in spite of formatting

 

 

with Quick format, select Format.

 

 

 

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Nikon 7900, COOLPIX5900 manual Format Memory/Card, With Quick format, select Format