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Setup Menu
Basic Camera Setup
l/m Format Memory/Format Card
Use this option to format the internal memory or a memory card.
Formatting the internal memory or memory cards permanently deletes all data.
Deleted data cannot be recovered. Be sure to transfer important pictures to a
computer before formatting.
l Formatting the Internal Memory
To format the internal memory, remove the memory
card from the camera.
The Format memory option is displayed in the setup
menu.
m Formatting a Memory Card
When a memory card is inserted in the camera, the
Format card option is displayed in the setup menu.
B Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards
• Formatting the internal memory or memory card restores album icon settings (A91) to the
default setting (displayed as number).
• Do not turn the camera off or open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover during
formatting.
• Be sure to use this camera to format memory cards previously used in other devices the first time
they are inserted into the COOLPIX S4100.
Tap the bottom tab (A147) M Tap z (Setup menu) M
l Format memory/m Format card
Yes No
Format memory
All images will
be deleted! OK?
Yes No
Format card
All images will
be deleted! OK?