Nikon D40 manual Protecting Photographs from Deletion, Deleting Individual Photographs, Delete

Protecting Photographs from Deletion

In full-frame, zoom, and thumbnail playback, the button can be used to protect photo- graphs 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 files will be deleted when the memory card is formatted ( 13, 81).

Press the button to protect the photograph currently dis- played in full-frame or zoom playback or highlighted in the

thumbnail list. The photograph will be marked with a icon.

To remove protection from the photograph so that it can be deleted, press the button when the photograph is displayed in full-frame or zoom playback or highlighted in the thumbnail list.

Deleting Individual Photographs

Press the button to delete the photograph currently displayed in full-frame or zoom playback or highlighted in the thumbnail list. One of the following confirmation dialogs will be displayed; press the button again to delete the photograph. Press the button to exit without deleting the photograph.

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This option can be used to delete multiple photographs.

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Reference: More on Playback/Viewing Photographs on the Camera