Format Memory/Format Card - Nikon Coolpix S3100 User Manual

Setup Menu

Format Memory/Format Card

d button M z (Setup menu) (A 136) M Format memory/Format card
Use this option to format the internal memory or a memory card.
Formatting the internal memory or memory cards permanently deletes all data.
Deleted data cannot be recovered. Be sure to transfer important pictures to a
computer before formatting.
Formatting the Internal Memory
To format the internal memory, remove the memory
card from the camera.
The Format memory option is displayed in the setup
menu.
Formatting a Memory Card
When the memory card is inserted in the camera, the
Format card option is displayed in the setup menu.
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Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards
• Formatting the internal memory or memory card restores album icon settings (A 84) to the
default setting (displayed as number).
• Do not turn the camera off, or open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover during
formatting.
• Be sure to use this camera to format memory cards previously used in other devices the first time
they are inserted into the COOLPIX S3100.
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Format memory
All images will
be deleted! OK?
Format
No
Format card
All images will
be deleted! OK?
Format
No