Canon PowerShot A 1000 IS User Manual page 49

You should use this camera to format a new memory card, or a memory card
that has been used with other devices, before using it. Formatting a memory
card erases all data on the memory card. You cannot retrieve the erased
data. Execute adequate caution before formatting a memory card.
Display the menu.
Press the
e
button.
Select [Format].
Press the
~ ~
buttons to select the
fT
tab.
Press the'"
T
buttons to select [Format],
then press the
@
button.
Format the memory card.
Press the
~ ~
buttons to select [OK], then
press the
@
button.
The memory card will be formatted.
When formatting has finished, the screen
will return to the menu display.
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