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Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
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Format Memory/
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Format Card
Use this option to format the internal memory or a memory card.
Formatting the Internal Memory
To format the internal memory, remove the memory
card from the camera.
The [Format memory] option appears in the setup
menu.
Formatting a Memory Card
When the memory card is inserted in the camera, the
[Format card] option appears in the setup menu.
B Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards
• Formatting the internal memory or memory cards permanently deletes all data. Be sure to transfer
important pictures to a computer before formatting.
• Do not turn the camera off, disconnect the AC adapter, or open the battery-chamber/memory
card slot cover during formatting.
• The first time you insert the memory cards used in other devices into the COOLPIXP5100, format
them with this camera.
WARNING!
All images will be deleted!
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No
Format
Format memory
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No
Format
Format card
WARNING!
All images will be deleted!