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Formatting cards

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Chapter 7 Formatting cards This function lets you format a card. Formatting prepares cards to receive data. Olympus CAMEDIA-brand cards are highly recommended for use with this camera. If you are going to use non-OLYMPUS cards or cards formatted by other devices such as a computer, you must format them with the camera before use. Available modes 1 : In the top menu, select CARD SETUP. : In the top menu, select MODE MENU T CARD T CARD SETUP. Press í. : In the top menu, select MODE MENU T CARD T CARD SETUP. Press í. Press ñ to select FORMAT. Press . 2 Press Ñ to select YES. ● To cancel formatting, select NO and press . FORMAT CAUTION ERASING ALL YES NO 3 Press to start formatting. ● A bar is displayed to show the progress of formatting. Note ● All existing data stored on the card is erased when the card is formatted. Make sure that you save or transfer important data to a computer before formatting a used card. ● Recording time may be longer with non-OLYMPUS cards and computerformatted cards. In such cases, re-formatting with the camera is recommended. 98

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Chapter 7
Formatting cards
This function lets you format a card. Formatting prepares cards to receive
data. Olympus CAMEDIA-brand cards are highly recommended for use with
this camera. If you are going to use non-OLYMPUS cards or cards formatted
by other devices such as a computer, you must format them with the camera
before use.
Available
modes
1
:
In the top menu, select CARD SETUP.
: In the top menu, select MODE MENU
T
CARD
T
CARD SETUP. Press
í
.
: In the top menu, select MODE MENU
T
CARD
T
CARD SETUP.
Press
í
. Press
ñ
to select FORMAT. Press
.
2
Press
Ñ
to select YES.
To cancel formatting, select NO and press
.
3
Press
to start formatting.
A bar is displayed to show the progress of
formatting.
FORMAT
YES
NO
CAUTION
ERASING ALL
All existing data stored on the card is erased when the card is formatted.
Make sure that you save or transfer important data to a computer before
formatting a used card.
Recording time may be longer with non-OLYMPUS cards and computer-
formatted cards. In such cases, re-formatting with the camera is
recommended.
Note