Operating Instructions

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3. Select the
b FORMAT function in the menu by
pressing (8x) down on the direction pad (1.29) .
4. Open the corresponding sub-menu by pressing
right on the direction pad.
5. Press up or down on the direction pad to select
NO or YES.
NO if you do not want to format the card in
order to preserve the saved picture data.
YES if you definitely want to format the card,
even though any remaining picture files will be
lost (marked with upwards arrow and in yellow
when activated).
6. Finally, press the
VIEW/SET button (1.31).
If you previously selected
NO,
the sub-menu disappears and the review menu
reappears.
If you previously selected
YES,
the picture and displays disappear, the monitor
screen goes grey and PLEASE WAIT… appears
for a short time while the memory card is
being formatted. The following message then
appears:
NO VALID IMAGES TO PLAY.
Protecting pictures
The pictures saved on the memory card can be
protected against being accidentally deleted.
Notes:
When formatting the memory card, even protected
pictures are deleted.
If you attempt to delete protected pictures,
warning messages appear in the monitor. When
deleting a single picture:
THIS PICTURE IS
PROTECTED
, when deleting several or all pictures:
SOME PICTURES CAN’T BE DELETED. If you still
want to delete, remove the protection as described
below. The protection against deletion is only
effective on this camera.
Setting the function:
1. Select the desired picture as described in the
section “Reviewing single pictures” on p.155
under points 1 and 2.
2. Press the
MENU button (1.27).