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Basic operations
Protecting pictures
You can protect pictures against accidental deletion. When protection is set, pictures are read-only and cannot be deleted.
1
Select the picture that you want to
protect.
2
Select [File] → [Protect] → [ON] from the
menu.
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When [OFF] is selected, the picture protection is canceled.
3
When the confirmation message is
displayed, click [Yes].
The picture is protected.
Tips
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is displayed for pictures set to Protect ON and they cannot be
deleted or overwritten with edited data. To delete or overwrite
a picture, first change the setting to Protect OFF to cancel the
protection.
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Pictures for which [PROTECT] is set with a supported digital camera
are set to Protect ON when copied to a PC.
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Pictures for which Protect ON is set also keep their protection setting
when copied to media.
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If protection is set for a still picture recorded in Burst Mode during the
group display, the protection setting is applied to all the still pictures
in the group. If you want to set protection for only some of the still
pictures, expand the burst group and set each picture individually.
Protected picture