Preparing for Shooting

Insert the Battery and Memory Card

Battery latch Memory card slot

•With the battery’s positive and negative terminals oriented correctly, move the orange battery latch (3), and fully insert the battery (4).

•Slide the memory card in until it clicks into place (5).

•Be careful not to insert the battery or memory card upside-down or backward, as this could cause a malfunction.

B Formatting a Memory Card

The first time you insert a memory card that has been used in another device into this camera, make sure to format it with this camera. Insert the memory card into the camera, press the dbutton, and select Format card in the setup menu (A76).

Removing the Battery or Memory Card

Turn the camera off and make sure that the power-on lamp and monitor have turned off, and then open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.

•Move the battery latch to eject the battery.

•Gently push the memory card into the camera to partially eject the memory card.

•Be careful when handling the camera, battery, and memory card immediately after using the camera, as they may become hot .

Memory Cards and Internal Memory

Camera data, including images and movies, can be saved either on a memory card or in the camera’s internal memory. To use the camera’s internal memory, remove the memory card.

Shooting for Preparing

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