Preparation 3 Insert a Memory Card

1 Confirm that the power-on lamp and the monitor are turned off and open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.

• Be sure to turn off the camera before opening the cover.

 

2 Insert the memory card.

Memory card slot

 

 

• Slide the memory card until it clicks

 

The

 

into place.

 

 

Correctly

 

Basics

 

 

 

 

B Inserting the Memory Card

 

of

 

Inserting the memory card upside

 

Shooting

 

 

 

down or backwards could damage the

 

 

 

 

 

 

camera or the memory card. Be sure to

 

and

 

confirm that the memory card is in the

 

 

correct orientation.

 

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cover.

 

 

Close the battery-chamber/memory card slot

 

BNote on Closing the Cover without Getting the Camera Strap or Cord Caught

If the camera strap or filter adapter’s cord gets caught in the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover when it is closed, the cover could be damaged. Before closing the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover, make sure that the strap or cord does not get caught in it.

BFormatting a Memory Card

•The first time you insert a memory card that has been used in another device into this camera, be sure to format it with this camera.

•All data stored on a memory card is permanently deleted when the card is formatted. Be sure to make copies of any data you wish to keep before formatting the memory card.

•To format a memory card, insert the memory card into the camera, press the dbutton and select Format card from the setup menu (A94).

BNote on Memory Cards

Refer to the documentation included with the memory card, as well as “The Memory Cards” (F6) in

18“Caring for the Products.”