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Protecting Photographs from Deletion

In full-frame, zoom, thumbnail, and calendar playback, the Lbutton can be used to protect photographs from accidental deletion. Protected files can not be deleted using the O 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 (pp. 30, 202).

To protect a photograph:

1Select an image.

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

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2Press the L button.

The photograph will be marked with a Picon. 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 L button.

ARemoving Protection from All Images

To remove protection from all images in the folder or folders currently selected in the Playback folder menu, press the L and O buttons together for about two seconds.

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