98Basic Camera Setup: The Setup MenuShooting, Playback, and Setup MenusM Format Memory/O Format CardUse this option to format the internal memory or memory card.Formatting the Internal MemoryTo format the internal memory, remove the mem-ory card from the camera.The [Format memory] option appears in the setupmenu.Formatting the Memory CardWhen the memory card is inserted in the camera,the [Format card] option appears in the setupmenu.j Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards• Formatting the internal memory or memory cards permanently deletes all data. Be sure totransfer important pictures to a computer before formatting.• Do not turn the camera off or remove the batteries or memory card during formatting.• The first time you insert the memory cards used in other devices into the COOLPIX L5, for-mat them with [Format].• Repeated recording and deleting of pictures without regular formatting reduces memorycard performance. Regular formatting of memory cards is recommended to maintain maxi-mum performance.• [Format] is not available when batteries are low.Quick formatFormats only portions of the memory card containing data.FormatFormats the entire memory card including portions with no recorded data.Format takes longer than Quick format.Format memoryWARNING!All images will be deleted!MENU ExitNoFormatFormat cardQuick formatFormatMENU Exit
