Pentax Optio Operation Manual - Page 129

Deleting Images Q button Four-way controller 4 button i button Delete images and sounds with mistakes or that are unnecessary. When images or sounds are inadvertently deleted Deleted images and sounds can be recovered with the Optio Z10. (p.132) Deleted images and sounds can be recovered even if the camera has been turned off after deletion as long as the SD memory card has not been removed. However, deleted images and sounds cannot be recovered after operations to write data such as taking pictures, recording movies, protecting images, saving 5 DPOF settings, resizing images, or cropping images have been performed. Deleting a Single Image/Sound File You can delete a single image or sound file. Protected images and sound files cannot be deleted. (p.133) Playing Back and Deleting Images 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way controller (45) to choose the image/sound file you want to delete. 2 Press the i button. The confirmation screen appears. 3 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Delete]. 100-0017 4 Press the 4 button. The image or sound file is deleted. Delete Cancel All Images/Sounds OK OK If you press the i button during Instant Review, the screen in Step 2 appears, enabling you to delete the image you have just taken. (p.42) Recovering Deleted Images 1p.132 127