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Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback
Preparation 3 Insert a Memory Card
1 Be sure that the power-on lamp and the
monitor are off and open the battery-
chamber/memory card slot cover.
• Be sure to close the slide cover to turn off the
camera before opening the cover.
2 Insert the memory card.
• Slide the memory card in the
correct orientation
until it clicks
into place.
B Inserting the Memory
Card
Inserting the memory card upside
down or backwards could damage
the camera or the memory card. Be
sure that the memory card is in the
correct orientation.
3 Close the battery-chamber/memory
card slot cover.
B Formatting a Memory Card
• The first time you insert a memory card that has been used in another device into this camera, be
sure to format it with this camera.
• All data stored on a memory card is permanently deleted when the card is formatted. Be
sure to transfer important pictures to a computer and save them before formatting.
• To format a memory card, insert the memory card into the camera and select Format card
(A 89) from the setup menu (A 88).
B Note on Memory Cards
Refer to the documentation included with the memory card, as well as “Memory Cards” (F 4) in
“Maximizing Camera Life and Performance”.
Memory card slot