Erasing Images - Olympus E-3 Instruction Manual

Protecting selected frames
This function lets you select multiple images and protect them all at the same time during
single-frame playback or index display.
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Display the images you want to protect and press the i button.
• The selected images will be shown with red frames.
• To cancel your selection, press the i button again.
• During index display, press p to select the images you want to protect and press the i
button.
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Press p to display the next images you want to protect and press the i button.
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After you have selected the images to protect, press the 0 button.
Canceling all protections
This function lets you cancel the protection of several images at one time.
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MENU [q] [RESET PROTECT]
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Use ac to select [YES], then press the i button.
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Notes
• Formatting the card erases all images even if they have been protected.
g"Formatting the card" (P. 125)
• Protected images cannot be rotated even when the F button is pressed.

Erasing images

Lets you erase recorded images. You can select single-frame erase, which erases only the
currently displayed image; all-frame erase, which erases all the images stored on the card; or
selected frame erase, which erases only the frames selected.
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Notes
• When you perform all-frame or selected frame erase on images recorded using RAW+JPEG,
both the RAW and JPEG images are erased. When using single-frame erase, you can select
whether to erase the JPEG, RAW, or both RAW and JPEG images. g"RAW+JPEG
ERASE" (P. 98)
• Protected images cannot be erased. Cancel protected images, then erase them.
• Once erased, images cannot be restored. g"Protecting images" (P. 86)
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