Installing and Removing the Card381 Open the cover. Set the power switch to <2>. Make sure the access lamp is off,then open the cover. If [Recording...] is displayed, closethe cover.2 Remove the card. Gently push in the card, then let go toeject it. Pull the card straight out, then closethe cover.Removing the CardAccess lamp When the access lamp is lit or blinking, it indicates that images arebeing written to, read from, or erased from the card, or data is beingtransferred. Do not open the card slot cover during this time. Also,never do any of the following while the access lamp is lit orblinking. Otherwise, it can damage the image data, card, or camera.• Removing the card.• Removing the battery.• Shaking or banging the camera around.• Unplugging and connecting a power cord (when the AC AdapterKit is used). If the card already contains recorded images, the image number may notstart from 0001 (p.261). If a card-related error message is displayed on the LCD monitor, removeand reinsert the card. If the error persists, use a different card.If you can transfer all the images on the card to a computer, transfer allthe images and then format the card with the camera (p.59). The cardmay then return to normal. Do not touch the card’s contacts with your fingers or metal objects. Donot expose the contacts to dust or water. If a smudge adheres to thecontacts, contact failure may result. Multimedia cards (MMC) cannot be used (card error will be displayed).
