6
Advanced Playback T
echniques
To Initialize a Card
(Formatting)
Non-Olympus brand cards and cards formatted or used on a computer
may have longer writing times or a reduced number of storable
pictures.
To solve this problem, reformat such cards with the camera. The use of
pre-formatted Olympus brand cards is highly recommended.
When a card that needs to be formatted is inserted into the camera,
the card warning symbol will illuminate on the control panel and the
camera will automatically go into formatting mode.
For details about how to use the menu, see “Using the Playback
Menu” (p.102).
Before formatting a card, beware of the following:
• All images, including those that have been write-protected, will be
erased. When reformatting a card that has been used, make sure that
you are not erasing important picture data.
• Reformatting special function cards will delete the function from the
card.
• Formatting cannot be performed on cards affixed with write-protect
seals. Remove the write-protect seal from the card before formatting.
The write-protect seal cannot be reused after it has been removed
from the card.
Item to select in the playback menu:
“Formatting” is a setting in “Card Setup”.
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To Erase All Images
(All Erase Frames)
This erases all the pictures stored on a card. Protected images (p.55),
however, will not be erased.
For details about how to use the menu, see “Using the Playback
Menu” (p.102).
Check the contents carefully before erasing
• It is not possible to retrieve images once they have been erased. Be
sure that you are not deleting important picture data before
performing erase all frames a card on which pictures have been
stored. Any images that have been protected with the write-protect
function (p.55), however, will not be erased.
• Erase All Frames cannot be performed on cards affixed with write-
protect seals. Remove the write-protect seal from the card before
attempting to erase. The write-protect seal cannot be reused after it
has been removed from the card.
Item to select in the playback menu:
“All Erase Frames” is a setting in “Card Setup”.
:
Erases all pictures on the card.
:
(This is a separate function. For
details, see p.111.)
CAUTION
• Never open the card cover, eject the card, remove the batteries or
disconnect the AC adapter while erasing pictures. Doing so could result in
damage to the data on the card.
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