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Formatting a CF Card
Format a CF card when you wish to delete all its data, not just the images.
Formatting may restore a CF card if it returns an error or if the “CF” message displays.
1
In the [ (Set up)] menu, select [Format]
and press the Set button.
• See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 35).
2
Press the or arrow on the omni
selector to select [OK] and press the Set
button.
• To cancel formatting instead, select [Cancel]
and press the Set button.
• Please note that formatting (initializing) a CF card erases all data, including
protected images and other file types. Please check the contents of a CF card
before formatting it.
• When a non-Canon brand CF card is malfunctioning, reformatting it may solve the
problem.
• CF cards formatted in another camera, computer or peripheral device may not operate
correctly. When that happens, reformat the CF card with your PowerShot G1.