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the
Start-up
Screen
If you prefer, you can deactivate
display
of the start-up
screen
normally
shown when you turn the camera
on.
® Choose
[Start-up
Image],
and then
choose
[Off].
Before
using a new memory
card or a card formatted
in another
device, you
should
format the card with this camera.
Formatting
erases all data on a memory
card. Before
formatting,
copy
images
on the memory
card to a computer,
or take other
steps to back them
up.
An Eye-Fi
card (._,_90) contains
software
on the card itself. Before
formatting
an Eye-Fi card, install the software
on a computer.
Access the [Format] screen.
® Choose
[Format],
and then press
the
<@>
button.
2
Choose
[OK].
® Press the <A><v>
buttons
to choose
[Cancel],
press the <_><_>
buttons
to
choose
[OK],
and then press the <@>
button.
@
9
3
Format the memory
card.
® To begin the formatting
process,
press
the <A><v>
buttons
to choose
[OK],
and then press
the <@>
button.
® When formatting
is finished,
[Memory
card formatting
complete]
is displayed.
Press the <@>
button.
Formatting
or erasing
data on a memory
card only changes
file
management
information
on the card and does not erase the data
completely.
When transferring
or disposing
of memory
cards,
take
steps to protect
personal
information
if necessary,
as by physically
destroying
cards.
* The total card capacity indicated on the formatting screen may be less than
the advertised capacity.
® Low-Level Formatting
Perform
low-level
formatting
in these cases:
[Memory
card error] is
displayed,
the camera
is not working
correctly,
card image reading/writing
is
slower, continuous
shooting
is slower,
or movie recording
suddenly
stops.
Low-level
formatting
erases all data on a memory
card. Before
low-level
formatting,
copy images
on the memory
card to a computer,
or take other
steps to back them up.
@ On the screen in step 2 of "Formatting
Memory
Cards"
6[_[j,74), press
the
<A><v>
buttons
to choose
[Low Level
Format],
and then press
the <_><_,>
buttons
to select
this option. A [*J]
icon is
displayed.
@ Follow
step 3 in "Formatting
Memory
Cards"
(._}£74) to continue
with the
formatting
process.
@@
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