English 1243 Select the desired format option, and press the SET button.h A confirmation screen appears.4 Select “YES”, and press the SET button.h Formatting begins.h During formatting, “FORMATTING” and “DO NOT POWER OFF” areshown on the LCD monitor.CAUTIONCaution during formattingi Do not turn off the power to the camera or eject the card during formatting.Formatting erases the datai When a card is formatted, all data recorded on the card is erased.Protected data (page 75) is also erased, so before formatting a card, anydata you want to keep should be copied to your personal computer’s harddisk or other storage medium.Caution regarding disposing/transferring the card (recovering data froma reformatted card)i If a card is reformatted or the data is erased from the card using thecamera or a computer, the card’s control data may be merely modified andthe data itself may not be completely erased from the card.i In some cases it may be possible to recover the data from a reformattedcard using special software for that purpose. However, if the camera isused to execute a full format, it will be impossible to recover the data evenby the use of data recovery software.i If you are disposing of a card, it is recommended that you physicallydestroy it. If you are transferring the card to someone else to use, it isrecommended that you use the camera’s full format function to reformatthe card, or use commercially available software for erasing card data.Managing data is the responsibility of the user.HINTTo cancel formattingi In step 4, select “NO”, and press the SET button.
