Nikon D50 manual Reference-Protecting Photographs from Deletion

Reference—Protecting Photographs from Deletion

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 for- matted ( 68).

To protect a photograph:

Display the image in full-frame playback or highlight it in the thumb-
1 nail list.
Press the	button. The photograph will be
2 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.

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