Nikon L5 Format Memory/O Format Card, Formatting the Internal Memory, Formatting the Memory Card

Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu

MFormat Memory/O Format Card

Use this option to format the internal memory or memory card.

Formatting the Internal Memory

To format the internal memory, remove the mem- ory card from the camera.

The [Format memory] option appears in the setup menu.

Format memory

WARNING!

All images will be deleted!

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Format

MENU Exit

Shooting,

Formatting the Memory Card

When the memory card is inserted in the camera, the [Format card] option appears in the setup menu.

Format card

Quick format

Format

MENU Exit

Playback, and Setup Menus

Quick format

Formats only portions of the memory card containing data.

Format

Formats the entire memory card including portions with no recorded data. Format takes longer than Quick format.

j Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards

•Formatting the internal memory or memory cards permanently deletes all data. Be sure to transfer important pictures to a computer before formatting.

•Do not turn the camera off or remove the batteries or memory card during formatting.

•The first time you insert the memory cards used in other devices into the COOLPIX L5, for- mat them with [Format].

•Repeated recording and deleting of pictures without regular formatting reduces memory

card performance. Regular formatting of memory cards is recommended to maintain maxi- mum performance.

98 • [Format] is not available when batteries are low.