The Setup Menu

Format Memory/Format Card

dtab Mz (setup menu) Ml/mFormat memory/Format card

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

Formatting the internal memory or memory cards permanently deletes all data. Deleted data cannot be recovered. Be sure to transfer important pictures to a

computer before formatting.

Formatting the Internal Memory

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

The Format memory option is displayed in the setup menu.

Formatting a Memory Card

When a memory card is inserted in the camera, the Format card option is displayed in the setup menu and the memory card is formatted.

Format memory

All images will be deleted! OK?

YesNo

Format card

All images will be deleted! OK?

YesNo

Reference Section

BFormatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards

Formatting the internal memory or memory card restores album icon settings (E13) to the default setting (displayed as number).

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

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.

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