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Chapter 7
Formatting Cards
Cards must be formatted. Formatting prepares cards to receive data.
Olympus CAMEDIA-brand cards are highly recommended. 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 mode dial positions.
1
In the top menu, select MODE MENU
T
CARD
T
CARD SETUP
T
FORMAT.
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 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.
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Cards with a write-protect seal cannot be formatted.
