Nikon D2Hs manual Protecting Photographs from Deletion, 135, Voice Memos

Protecting Photographs from Deletion

In full-frame, zoom, and thumbnail playback, the button can be used to protect photographs from accidental deletion. Protected files can not be deleted using the button or the Delete option in the playback menu, and have DOS “read-only” status when viewed on a Windows computer. Note that protected images will be deleted when the memory card is formatted.

To protect a photograph:

1 Display the image in full-frame playback or highlight it in the thumbnail list.

2 Press the button. The photograph will be marked with a icon.

To remove protection from the photograph so that it can be deleted, display the photograph or highlight it in the thumbnail list and then press the button.

Voice Memos

Changes to the protect status of images also apply to any voice memos that may have been recorded with the images. Voice memo overwrite status can not be set separately.

Removing Protection from All Images

To remove protection from all images in the folder or folders currently selected in

the Playback folder menu, press the and buttons together for about two seconds.

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