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Formatting
Memory
Cards
You
should always format a new memory card or one from which
you wish to erase all images and other data.
See Menus and Settings (p. 26).
Select
[OK]
and
press
.To
perform a low level format, use
the"
button to select [Low Level
Format] and the
..
or
• button
to add a check mark.
•
You
can stop formatting a card
when [Low Level Format] is
selected by pressing the FUNC./SET button.
You
can still
use a card without problem when formatting
is
halted, but its
data will
be
erased.
Low Level Format
We recommend you select [Low Level Format] when you think
that the recording/reading speed
of
a memory card has
dropped. A low level format may require 2 to 3 minutes with
some memory cards.