Pentax 12622, 12633 Formatting the Memory, Use the, Formatting starts, 3 Press the 4button, The [Format] screen appears, 2 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Format]

Formatting the Memory

Formatting deletes all the data on the SD Memory Card/built-in memory. Be sure to use this camera to format (initialize) an SD Memory Card that is unused or has been used on other cameras or digital devices.

• Do not open the battery/card cover during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusable.

•Formatting deletes all the data on the card, including protected images and images recorded with a computer or camera other than this camera.

•SD Memory Cards formatted on a computer or device other than this camera cannot be used. Be sure to format the card with this camera.

•When the SD Memory Card is inserted in the camera, the SD Memory Card will be formatted. To format the built-in memory, be sure to operate after taking out the SD Memory Card.

1Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Format] in the [WSetting 4] menu, and press the four-way controller (5).

The [Format] screen appears.2 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Format].

3 Press the 4button.

Formatting starts.When formatting is completed, the camera returns to capture mode.

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