Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu
Format Memory/Format Card
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(Setup menu)
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Format memory/ Format card
Use this option to format the internal memory or a memory card.
Formatting the Internal Memory
To format the internal memory, remove the memory
card from the camera.
The Format memory option appears in the setup
menu.
Formatting a Memory Card
When the memory card is inserted in the camera, the
Format card option appears in the setup menu.
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Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards
• Formatting the internal memory or memory cards permanently deletes all data. Be sure to transfer
important pictures to a computer before formatting.
• Formatting the internal memory or memory
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restores favorites folder icon settings
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the default setting (displayed as number)
• Do not turn the camera off or open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover during
formatting .
• The first time you insert the memory cards used in other devices into the COOLPIX 5230, be sure to
format them using this camera.
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