Operation Manual

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Changing Additional Settings
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File Management Settings
Use this camera to format (initialize) an SD Memory Card that is unused
or has been used on other devices.
Formatting deletes all the data saved on the SD Memory Card.
1 Select [Format] in the [R Set-up 3] menu, and press the four-
way controller (5).
The [Format] screen appears.
2 Use the four-way controller (23)
to select [Format], and press
the 4 button.
Formatting starts.
When formatting is completed, the screen
that was displayed before selecting the
menu appears again.
Formatting an SD Memory Card
• Do not remove the SD Memory Card while formatting. The card may be
damaged and become unusable.
• Formatting deletes all data, either protected or unprotected. Be aware.
When an SD Memory Card is formatted, the volume label assigned to the card
is “PENTAX Q”. When this camera is connected to a computer, the SD Memory
Card is recognized as a removable disk with the name “PENTAX Q”.
Format
Format
Cancel
Cancel
All data will be deleted
All data will be deleted
Format
Format
OK
OK
OK
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