Nikon COOLPIXS100PURPLE manual Preparation 3 Insert a Memory Card, Insert the memory card

Preparation 3 Insert a Memory Card

Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback

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

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

2 Insert the memory card. Memory card slot

•Slide the memory card in the

correct orientation until it clicks into place.

B Inserting the Memory

Card

Inserting the memory card upside down or backwards could damage the camera or the memory card. Be sure that the memory card is in the correct orientation.

3 Close the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.

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 transfer important pictures to a computer and save them before formatting.

•To format a memory card, insert the memory card into the camera and select Format card (A89) from the setup menu (A88).

BNote on Memory Cards

Refer to the documentation included with the memory card, as well as “Memory Cards” (F4) in

18“Maximizing Camera Life and Performance”.