Protecting Images - Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D Setting Up

To select and erase a group of individual images that you select, follow these steps:
1. Press the Menu button, and then turn the Main dial to select the Playback
1 menu.
2. Press the down cross key to highlight Erase images, and then press the Set
button. The Erase images screen appears.
3. Press the up or down cross key to highlight Select and erase images, and
then press the Set button. The last captured image appears on the LCD.
4. Press the up or down cross key to place a check mark in the box at the top
left of the screen. This marks the image for deletion.
5. Press the left or right cross key to move to the next image, and repeat Step
4. Continue this process until all the images you want to delete are marked with
a check mark.
6. Press the Erase button on the back of the camera. The Erase images screen
appears with a confi rmation message asking if you want to erase the selected
images.
7. Press the right cross key to select OK, and then press the Set button. All
check-marked images are erased.

Protecting images

To ensure that important images are not accidentally deleted, you can protect them.
Setting protection means that no one can erase the image when using the erase
images options.
Even protected images are erased if you or someone else formats the media
card.
CAUTION
You can protect an image by following these steps:
1. Press the Menu button, and then turn the Main dial to select the Playback
1 menu.
2. Press the up or down cross key to select Protect images, and then press
the Set button. The last image taken is displayed on the LCD with a protection
and a SET icon in the upper-right corner. If this isn't the image you want to pro-
tect, press the left or right cross key to display the image you want to protect.
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