Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu

lFormat Memory/mFormat Card

Use this option to format the internal memory or a memory card.

Formatting the Internal Memory

To format the internal memory, remove the memory card from the camera.

The Format memory option appears in the setup menu.

Formatting a Memory Card

When the memory card is inserted in the camera, the Format card option appears in the setup menu.

Format memory All images will be deleted! OK?

No

Format

Exit

Format card All images will be deleted! OK?

No

Format

Exit

Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus

BFormatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards

Formatting the internal memory or memory cards permanently deletes all data. Be sure to transfer important pictures to a computer before formatting.

Do not turn the camera off, open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover during formatting.

The first time you insert the memory cards used in other devices into the COOLPIX L18/COOLPIX L16, format them.

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Nikon COOLPIXL18RR, COOLPIXL18NB Format Memory/mFormat Card, Formatting the Internal Memory, Formatting a Memory Card