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Deleting still images
Formatting a “Memory Stick”
,Insert the “Memory Stick” you
want to format into the camera.
Set the mode dial to SET UP,
and turn on the power.
•The term “formatting” means preparing a
“Memory Stick” to record images; this process
is also called “initialization.” The “Memory
Stick” provided with this camera, and those
available commercially, are already formatted,
and can be used immediately. When you
format a “Memory Stick,” be aware that
all of the images in the “Memory Stick”
will be permanently deleted.
,Select (SETUP 1) using v/V
on the control button, select
[FORMAT] by pressing B.
Then, press B, select [OK]
using v/V, and press the
center z.

To cancel the formatting

Select [CANCEL] using V on the control
button, then press the center z.
,Select [OK] using v/V on the
control button, then press the
center z.
The “FORMATTING” message appears.
When this message disappears, the format
is complete.
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SETUP 1
FORMAT :
FILE NUMBER :
/LANGUAGE :
CLOCK SET :
O K
CANCEL
OK
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OK
READY?
FORMAT
ALL DATA WILL BE ERASED
CANCEL
O K