Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu

l/mFormat Memory/Format Card

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

Formatting the Internal Memory

To format the internal memory, remove the memory card from the camera. The Format memory option appears in the setup menu.

Format memory All images will be deleted! OK?

No

Format

Formatting a Memory Card

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

Format card All images will be deleted! OK?

No

Format

Menus Setup and Playback Shooting,

BFormatting 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 open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover until formatting is complete.

The first time you insert the memory cards used in other devices into the COOLPIX P6000, be sure

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to format them with this camera.