To Avoid Accidentally Erasing
Pictures You Want to Keep
(Image Protection)
Use the protection feature to safeguard images you want to keep.
Protected pictures will not be erased by One-Frame Erase (p.45) or by
All Frames Erase (p.115).
The protection setting remains even after the power is turned off.
1 With the lens barrier closed,
press the monitor button ( ).
• The camera turns on in
playback mode.The monitor
displays the last image taken.
2 Select the picture that you
want to protect by pressing
the arrow pad.
• You may also use the
protection feature during one-
frame display (p.38) and in the
index-display setting (p.39, 40).
3 Press ̅ ( ) on the arrow
pad for at least 1 second.
• Protection is engaged for the
selected picture, and the protect
mark appears in the upper right
corner of the picture.
To cancel the image
protection
Press ̅ on the arrow pad for at
least 1 second again, in step 3.
The mark on the monitor
disappears.
CAUTION
• Protected pictures are erased when the card is reformatted with the card
format function.
HELP
• Protection does not work when a write-protect seal is affixed to the card.
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