English 1144 Select the desired format option, and press the SET button.h The Confirm Format Screen appears.5 Select “YES”.6 Press the SET button.h Formatting begins.h During formatting, “FORMATTING” and “DO NOT POWER OFF” areshown on the LCD monitor.CAUTIONCaution during reformattingi Please do not turn off the camera or insert/remove the card while the cardis being formatted.Reformatting erases the datai When the card or internal memory is initialized, all the recorded data iserased. Protected data is also erased, so before reformatting a card, anydata you want to keep should be copied to your personal computer’s harddisk or other storage medium.Can data be restored after a card is formatted?i It may be possible to restore data from a reformatted card by usingapplication software designed to restore data. However, even suchapplication software cannot restore data after a full format has beenexecuted. It is recommended that a full format be executed before youdispose of a card or transfer it to someone else.HINTTo cancel reformattingi In step 5, select “NO”, and press the SET button.
