Canon PowerShot S30 - Manual (Page 108)

106 Erasing
Formatting a CF Card
You should format a new CF card or one from which you wish to erase all images
and other data.
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• Please note that formatting (initializing) a CF card erases all data, including
protected images and other file types. Please check the contents of the CF card
before formatting it.
1
In the [ (Set up)] menu, select [Format]
and press
.
• See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 38).
2
Select [OK] using B or A on the
multicontroller and press
.
• To cancel formatting instead, select [Cancel] and
press .
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• If the camera does not work properly, the inserted CF card may be malfunctioning.
Formatting the CF card may solve the problem.
• When a non-Canon brand CF card is malfunctioning, reformatting it may solve the
problem.
• CF cards formatted in another camera, computer or peripheral device may not
operate correctly. When that happens, reformat the CF card with this camera.