Nikon D5000 User Manual page 40

To delete the photograph displayed in full-frame playback or the photograph
highlighted in the thumbnail list, press the _ button. To delete multiple selected
photographs, all photographs taken on a selected date, or all photographs in the
current playback folder, use the Delete option in the playback menu. Once deleted,
photographs can not be recovered.
Full-Frame, Thumbnail, and Calendar Playback
Press the _ button to delete the current photograph.
Select an image.
Display the image or highlight it in the thumbnail list in thumbnail or calendar
playback.
2
Press the _ button.
A confirmation dialog will be displayed.
_ button Full-frame playback
3
Press the -_ button again.
To delete the photograph, press the
button again. To exit without deleting the
photograph, press the l_q button.
Thum bnail playback
[] Calendar Playback
During calendar playback, you can delete all photographs taken on a selected date by
highlighting the date in the date list and pressing the _ button (_ 123).
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