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Formatting the CF Card

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Formatting the CF Card Format the CF card before using it in the camera. Formatting a CF card will erase everything in the card including protected images. Before formatting a card, make sure there is nothing you need to retain. If necessary, transfer the images to a personal computer before formatting the card. Select [Format]. 1 Select the tab. •• Press the keys to select [Format], then press . s The confirmation dialog will appear. Format the CF card. 2 • Press the keys to select [OK], then press . s The CF card will be formatted (initialized). s When the CF card formatting is completed, the menu will reappear. • A non-Canon CF card or a CF card formatted with another camera or personal computer might not work with the camera. In such a case, format the CF card with the camera first. Then it might work with the camera. • The CF card's capacity displayed on the formatting screen may be lower than the capacity indicated on the card. 97

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Formatting the CF Card
Format the CF card before using it in the camera.
Select [Format].
•
Select the <
∆
> tab.
•
Press the <
å
> keys to select
[
Format
], then press <
p
>.
s
The confirmation dialog will appear.
1
Format the CF card.
•
Press the <
µ
> keys to select [
OK
],
then press <
p
>.
s
The CF card will be formatted
(initialized).
s
When the CF card formatting is
completed, the menu will reappear.
2
Formatting a CF card will erase everything in the card including
protected images. Before formatting a card, make sure there is
nothing you need to retain. If necessary, transfer the images to a
personal computer before formatting the card.
•
A non-Canon CF card or a CF card formatted with another camera or
personal computer might not work with the camera. In such a case,
format the CF card with the camera first. Then it might work with the
camera.
•
The CF card’s capacity displayed on the formatting screen may be lower
than the capacity indicated on the card.