Formatting A "Memory Stick - Sony DSC-P71 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual

Formatting a "Memory Stick"

1
, Insert the "Memory Stick" you
want to format into the camera.
Turn the mode dial to SET UP,
and turn on the power.
• The term "formatting" means preparing a
"Memory Stick" to record images; this process
is also called "initialization." The "Memory
Stick" provided with this camera, and those
available commercially, are already formatted,
and can be used immediately. When you
format a "Memory Stick," be aware that
all of the images in the "Memory Stick"
will be permanently deleted.
SETUP 1
FORMAT :
FILE NUMBER :
/LANGUAGE :
CLOCK SET :
OK
2
, Select
" " ("SETUP 1") using
v/V on the control button,
select "FORMAT" by pressing
B. Then, press B, select "OK"
using v/V, and press the
center z.
To cancel the formatting
Select "CANCEL" using V on the control
button, then press the center z.
OK
CANCEL
3
, Select "OK" using v/V on the
control button, then press the
center z.
The "FORMATTING" message appears.
When this message disappears, the format
is complete.
FORMAT
ALL DATA WILL BE ERASED
READY?
O K
CANCEL
OK
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