4 Press the ok button.

hThe screen to confirm formatting appears.

5 Select “YES”, and press the ok button.

hFormatting begins.

hDuring formatting, “Formatting” and “do not power off” are shown on the monitor.

CAUTION

Caution during reformatting

i Please do not turn off the camera or insert/remove the card while the card is being formatted.

Reformatting erases the data

i When the card or internal memory is initialized, all the recorded data is erased. Protected data is also erased, so before reformatting a card, any data you want to keep should be copied to your personal computer’s hard disk or other storage medium.

Caution regarding disposing/transferring the card (recovering data from a reformatted card)

i If a card is reformatted or the data is erased from the card using the camera or a computer, the card’s control data may be merely modified and the data itself may not be completely erased from the card.

i If you are disposing of a card or are transferring the card to someone else, it is recommended that you physically destroy it, or use commercially available software for erasing card data.

HINT

To cancel reformatting

i In step 5, select “EXIT”, and press the ok button.

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