Canon PowerShot A1400 User Manual

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8312345678CoverPreliminary Notesand Legal InformationContents: BasicOperationsAdvanced GuideCamera BasicsSmart AutoModeOther ShootingModesPlayback ModeSetting MenuAccessoriesAppendixIndexBasic GuideP ModeLow-Level FormattingPerform low-level formatting in these cases: [Memory card error] isdisplayed, the camera is not working correctly, card image reading/writing isslower, continuous shooting is slower, or movie recording suddenly stops.Low-level formatting erases all data on a memory card. Before low-levelformatting, copy images on the memory card to a computer, or take othersteps to back them up.zz On the screen in step 2 of “FormattingMemory Cards” (=82), press the<o><p> buttons to choose [Low LevelFormat], and then press the <q><r>buttons to select this option. A [ ] icon isdisplayed.zz Follow step 3 in “Formatting MemoryCards” (=82) to continue with theformatting process.• Low-level formatting takes longer than “Formatting Memory Cards” (=82),because data is erased from all storage regions of the memory card.• You can cancel low-level formatting in progress by choosing [Stop]. In thiscase, all data will be erased, but the memory card can be used normally.File NumberingYour shots are automatically numbered in sequential order (0001 – 9999)and saved in folders that store up to 2,000 images each. You can changehow the camera assigns file numbers.zz Choose [File Numbering], and thenchoose an option.ContinuousImages are numberedconsecutively (until the 9999thshot is taken/saved) even ifyou switch memory cards.Auto ResetImage numbering is reset to0001 if you switch memorycards, or when a new folder iscreated.• Regardless of the option selected in this setting, shots may be numberedconsecutively after the last number of existing images on newly insertedmemory cards. To start saving shots from 0001, use an empty (or formatted(=82)) memory card.• Refer to the Software Guide (=21) for information on the card folderstructure and image formats.