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FORMATTING MEMORY CARDS
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Insert the image memory
card. Follow the
procedure on page 29.
Turn the camera on.
Flip down the back cover
and press the clear/format
button
• The display on the monitor gives
two options; Clear and Format.
Press the – button to
select Format.
• The – symbol next to the word
"Format" will be highlighted.
• To cancel the format function
press the clear/format button
before step .
Press the shutter-release
button.
• While the camera is formatting the
card, the percentage completed is
indicated on the monitor.
"COMPLETE" will appear on the
monitor when the camera is
finished formatting.
Until "COMPLETE" appears on
the screen:
- Do not unplug the AC-Adapter.
- Do not open the card/battery
chamber.
Formatting the image memory card removes all protected and
unprotected images from the card.
The standard accessory image memory cards come formatted.
SmartMedia™ cards purchased separately need to be formatted
before using them for the first time.
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