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Formatting a “Memory Stick”
,
Insert the “Memory Stick” you
want to format into the camera.
Set the mode selector to SET
UP, and turn on the camera.
•
The term “formatting” means preparing a
“Memory Stick” to record images; this process
is also called “initialization.” The supplied
“Memory Stick” and those available
commercially, are already formatted, and can
be used immediately.
• When you format a “Memory Stick,” be
aware that all of the data in the “Memory
Stick” will be permanently erased.
Protected images are also erased.
,
Select (Memory Stick Tool)
with
v
/
V
on the control button.
Select [Format] with
B
, then,
press
B
.
Select [OK] with
v
, then press
z
.
To cancel the formatting
Select [Cancel] with
V
on the control
button, then press
z
.
,
Select [OK] with
v
on the
control button, then press
z
.
The “Formatting” message appears on the
screen. When this message disappears, the
format is complete.
1
2
OK
Memory Stick Tool
Format:
File Number:
Create REC. Folder:
Change REC. Folder:
OK
Cancel
3
OK
Ready?
Format
All data will be erased
Cancel
O K