Canon PowerShot D20 - Manual (Page 158)

Adjusting Basic Camera Functions
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Format the memory card.
To begin the formatting process, press the
op buttons to choose [OK], and then press
the
m button.
When formatting is finished, [Memory card
formatting complete] is displayed. Press the
m button.
Perform low-level formatting in these cases: [Memory card error] is displayed,
the camera is not working correctly, card image reading/writing is slower,
continuous shooting is slower, or movie recording suddenly stops. Low-level
formatting erases all data on a memory card. Before low-level formatting,
copy images on the memory card to a computer, or take other steps to back
them up.
Perform low-level formatting.
On the screen in step 2 on p. 157, press the
op buttons to choose [Low Level Format],
and then select this option (mark with a
)
by pressing the qr buttons.
Press the opqr buttons to choose [OK],
press the m button, and then follow step 3
on p. 158 to format (low-level format) the
memory card.
• Formatting or erasing data on a memory card only changes file
management information on the card and does not erase the data
completely. When transferring or disposing of memory cards, take
steps to protect personal information if necessary, as by physically
destroying cards.
• The total card capacity indicated on the formatting screen may be less than the
advertised capacity.
Low-Level Formatting
• Low-level formatting takes longer than “Formatting Memory Cards” (p. 157),
because data is erased from all storage regions of the memory card.
• You can cancel low-level formatting in progress by choosing [Stop]. In this case,
all data will be erased, but the memory card can be used normally.
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