Canon PowerShot S400 Digital Elph User Manual page 99

New CF cards must be formatted with the following procedures
before use.
Please note that f ormatting (initializing) aCF
card erases all
data, including protected images and other file types.
InCh / • SeeSelerting Menus and Settings (p. 38).
e [] (Set up) menu,
]
select @.
• Usethe _) or G button to select [OK].
• To exit instead of formatting, select
[Cancel].
might be the cause. Reformatting the CFcard may solve
the problem.
• When a non-Canon brand CF card is malfunctioning,
reformatting it may solve the problem.
• CFcards formatted in other cameras, computers, or
peripheral devices may not operate correctly in this camera.
When that happens, reformat the CF card with this camera.
If formatting in the camera doesn't work properly, turn the
camera off and re-insert the CF card. Then turn the camera
back on and format again.