Canon Powershot S60 User Manual page 21

Place the CF card in the supplied case for storage.
Do not use or store CF cards in the following types
of locations.
- Locations subject to dust or sand
- Locations subject to high humidity and high
temperatures
Microdrives are a recording medium with a hard
disk. Their merits are a large capacity and a low
price per megabyte of capacity. However, they can
be more susceptible to vibrations and shocks than
CF cards, which use durable flash memories.
Please be careful, therefore, not to subject the
camera to vibrations or shocks when using a
microdrive, especially while recording or playing
back.
Formatting a CF Card
You should always format a new CF card or one from
which you wish to erase all images and other data.
Please note that formatting (initializing) a CF
card erases all data, including protected
images and other file types. Please check the
contents of the CF card before formatting it.
If the camera does not work properly, the
inserted CF card may be malfunctioning.
Reformatting the CF card may solve the
problem.
When a non-Canon brand CF card is
malfunctioning, reformatting it may solve the
problem.
CF cards formatted in another camera,
computer or peripheral device may not operate
correctly. When that happens, reformat the CF
card with this camera. If formatting in the
camera does not work properly, turn the
camera off and reinsert the CF card. Then turn
the camera back on and format again.
The capacity of the CF card displayed after
formatting will be less than the rated capacity
of the CF card. This is not a malfunction of the
CF card or camera.
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