Deleting Photographs; Full-Frame, Thumbnail, And Calendar Playback - Nikon D5500 Reference Manual

Deleting Photographs

To delete the photograph displayed in full-frame playback or
highlighted in the thumbnail list, press the O button. To delete
multiple selected photographs, all photographs taken on a
selected date, or all photographs in the current playback folder,
use the Delete option in the playback menu. Once deleted,
photographs can not be recovered. Note that pictures that are
protected can not be deleted.

Full-Frame, Thumbnail, and Calendar Playback

Press the O button to delete the current photograph.
1
Press the O button.
A confirmation dialog will be
displayed.
2
Press the O button again.
To delete the photograph, press the O
button again. To exit without deleting
the photograph, press the K button.
A
Calendar Playback
During calendar playback, you can delete all photographs taken on a
selected date by highlighting the date in the date list and pressing the
O button (0 191).
O button
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