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Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu
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Format Card
Use this option to format the internal memory or a memory card.
Formatting the Internal Memory
To format the internal memory, remove the memory
card from the camera.
The
Format memory
option appears in the setup
menu.
Formatting a Memory Card
When the memory card is inserted in the camera, the
Format card
option appears in the setup menu.
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Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards
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Formatting the internal memory or memory cards permanently deletes all data. Be sure to transfer
important pictures to a computer before formatting.
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Formatting the internal memory or memory card will change the icon settings (
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favorites folder back to the number icon (default settings).
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Do not turn the camera off, disconnect the AC adapter, or open the battery-chamber/memory
card slot cover during formatting.
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The first time you insert the memory cards used in other devices into the COOLPIX S520, be sure to
format them using this camera.
Format memory
All image
s
will
be deleted! OK?
Format
No
Format card
All image
s
will
be deleted! OK?
Format
No
