Canon PowerShot A 1000 IS User Manual page 50

Formatting Memory Cards
Low Level Format
Perform low level formatting when you think that the recording/reading
speed of a memory card has droppea.
Follow Ste ) 1-2 on the previous page to
display the [F xmat] screen.
Press the ..
"lip'
buttons to select [Low
Level Format], then use the
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buttons to
display
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Press the ..
"lip'
~ ~
buttons to select [OK],
then press the
@
button.
Low level formatting starts.
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", The supplied memory card has already been formatted.
When the "Memory card error" message appears, or when the camera does not
work correctly, formatting the memory card may solve the problem. Copy the
images from the memory card to a computer or other device before formatting.
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