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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. Cards can be formatted in all modes. Mode dial setting 1 : In the top menu, select CARD SETUP T FORMAT. Modes except : In the top menu, select MODE MENU T CARD T CARD SETUP T FORMAT. ~ "How to use the menu" (P. 38) 2 Press . ● The FORMAT screen is displayed. FORMAT screen FORMAT YES NO 3 Press Ñ to select YES. 4 Press to start formatting. ● A bar is displayed to show the progress of formatting. ● To cancel formatting, select NO in step 3 and press . Screen during 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 PC 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. ● Cards with a write-protect seal cannot be formatted. 102

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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. Cards can be formatted in all modes.
Mode dial
setting
1
: In the top menu, select CARD SETUP
T
FORMAT.
Modes except
: In the top menu, select MODE MENU
T
CARD
T
CARD SETUP
T
FORMAT.
~
“
How to use the menu
”
(P. 38)
2
Press
.
●
The
FORMAT screen is displayed.
3
Press
Ñ
to select YES.
4
Press
to start formatting.
●
A bar is displayed to show the progress of
formatting.
●
To cancel formatting, select NO in step 3
and press
.
FORMAT screen
FORMAT
YES
NO
Screen during formatting
●
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 PC 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.
●
Cards with a write-protect seal cannot be formatted.
Note