MEMORY CARDS
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MEMORY CARDS
This camera uses a memory card (CompactFlash card or
microdrive) for image storage.
IMPORTANT!
• Make sure that the power of the camera is turned off
before you insert or remove a memory card.
• When inserting a memory card into the camera, make
sure that the card is oriented correctly. Make sure that
the correct side of the card is facing up, and that you
insert the correct end of the card into the camera.
Inserting a Memory Card into the Camera
1.
Open the memory card
slot cover.
2.
As shown in the illustra-
tion, slide the memory
card into the slot and
push it in as far as it will
go.
• If the Eject button is ex-
tended, press it in before
sliding the memory card
into the slot.
3.
Close the memory card
slot cover.
Eject button
Surface marked
with arrow
Surface marked
with arrow should
face down!
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Formatting a Memory Card
You can format a memory card to delete all of the data
stored on it.
IMPORTANT!
• Formatting a memory card deletes all images on the
card, even if some or all of the images are protected
(page E-89).
• Data deleted by a memory card format operation can-
not be recovered! Be sure to carefully check and con-
firm that you no longer need the data stored in a
memory card before formatting it.
1.
Press MENU.
2.
Select “Set Up”
“Format”.
3.
In response to the confirmation message that
appears, select “Yes” to start formatting the
card.
Memory Card Precautions
• Images cannot be recorded with this camera unless a
memory card is installed in it.
• Be sure to use only CASIO brand CompactFlash cards.
Proper operation with other memory cards is not guaran-
teed.
• Static electricity, electrical noise, and other electrical phe-
nomena can cause corruption or even total loss of the
data stored on a memory card. Because of this, you
should always make backup copies of important images
on other media (magnetic optical disk, floppy diskette,
computer hard disk, etc.).
• Memory card problems can be corrected by reformatting
the memory card (page E-117). Reformatting a memory
card deletes all images stored on the card, but you can
use a computer to copy the images you want to keep to
the computer’s hard disk before reformatting your card. If
you plan to be recording images where you do not have
access to a computer, it is a good idea to take along an
extra memory card or two just in case you experience an
unexpected memory card problem.
• Formatting is recommended for any memory card that you
suspect contains corrupted image data (due to a DE-
CODE ERROR, strange image colors, malformed images)
or newly purchased memory cards.
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• When you try to save the 251st image to a folder, the cam-
era automatically creates a new folder and store the image
there.
• The above maximum numbers of files and folders are ab-
solute maximums. The actual numbers of folders and files
may be less due to memory card capacity and the size of
each image.
• Panorama images are divided into multiple images and
stored on the memory card.
• See “USING CompactFlash CARDS WITH YOUR COM-
PUTER” on page E-106 for information about how files and
folders are organized.
Memory Card Folder Precautions
• The camera automatically creates folders (directories) on
the memory card and assigns them names based on dates
(month and day). Any image you record is automatically
stored into the folder that corresponds to the date it is re-
corded.
• Up to 900 folders can be created on a single card.
The following shows a typical folder name.
Serial number
Month
Day
• Up to 250 image files can be stored in each folder. The
following shows a typical file name.
Month
Day
Serial number
Extension
(JPG or AVI)
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