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FORMATTING A CARD
3 Select the desired format option, and press the SET button.
4 Select “YES”.
5 Press the SET button.
h Formatting begins.
h During formatting, “FORMAT”
and “DO NOT POWER OFF” are
shown on the LCD monitor.
CAUTION
Caution during reformatting
i Do not turn off the power to the camera or eject the card during reformat-
ting.
Reformatting erases the data
i When a card is reformatted, all data recorded on the card is erased. Pro-
tected data (see page 75) is also erased, so before reformatting a card,
any data you want to keep should be copied to your personal computer’s
hard disk or other storage medium.
Can data be restored after a card is formatted?
i It may be possible to restore data from a reformatted card by using appli-
cation software designed to restore data. However, even such application
software cannot restore data after a full format has been executed. It is rec-
ommended that a full format be executed before you dispose of a card or
transfer it to someone else.
HINT
To cancel reformatting
i In step 4, select “EXIT”, and press the SET button.
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