Canon PowerShot S410 PowerShot S500/410, DIGITAL IXUS 500/430 Camera User Guid - Page 109

Formatting CF Cards

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Erasing Formatting CF Cards 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. 1 In the (Set up) menu, select and press the SET button. See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 43). 2 Use the or button to select [OK] and press the SET button. • To exit instead of formatting, select [Cancel]. • 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. • When the camera is malfunctioning, a corrupted CF card might be the cause. 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 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 does not work properly, turn the camera off and re-insert the CF card. Then turn the camera back on and format again. 107

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107
Erasing
Formatting CF Cards
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.
• When the camera is malfunctioning, a corrupted CF card might be
the cause. 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 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 does not work properly, turn the camera off and re-insert the
CF card. Then turn the camera back on and format again.
1
In the
(Set up) menu, select
and press the SET button.
See
Selecting Menus and Settings
(p. 43).
2
Use the
or
button to select
[OK] and press the SET button.
To exit instead of formatting, select
[Cancel].
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.