INITIALIZING THE CARD MEMORY AND INTERNAL MEMORY

A card must be formatted with this camera:

i After purchasing, when used for the first time, or

i If it was formatted using a personal computer or another digital camera. The card cannot be formatted if the lock switch is set to the “LOCK” position. Proceed with the format procedure after setting the lock switch to the unlocked position.

1 To reformat a card, install it in the camera. To reformat the camera’s internal memory, remove the card from the camera.

2 Display the OPTION MENU (page 122).

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Select the format icon 1, and

 

 

 

FORMAT

 

press the SET button.

 

 

<Card format>

 

 

h The screen to select the type of

FORMAT

 

format appears.

FULL FORMAT

 

h Follow steps 4 to 6.

 

FORMAT:

 

 

A normal formatting is executed.

OK

 

FULL FORMAT:

 

 

The entire card is scanned and

 

 

reformatted. It is not possible to

 

 

select this when there is no card

 

 

installed, or when the remaining

 

 

battery charge is low.

 

 

<Internal memory format>

 

 

hThe screen to confirm formatting

appears.

hFollow steps 5 and 6.

4 Select the desired format option, and press the SET button.

hThe screen to confirm formatting appears.

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