Nikon L5 - Manual (Page 110)

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Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu
Shooting, Playback, and
Setup
Menus
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Format Memory/O Format Card
Use this option to format the internal memory or memory card.
Formatting the Internal Memory
To format the internal memory, remove the mem-
ory card from the camera.
The [Format memory] option appears in the setup
menu.
Formatting the Memory Card
When the memory card is inserted in the camera,
the [Format card] option appears in the setup
menu.
j Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards
• Formatting the internal memory or memory cards permanently deletes all data. Be sure to
transfer 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 memory
card performance. Regular formatting of memory cards is recommended to maintain maxi-
mum performance.
• [Format] is not available when batteries are low.
Quick format
Formats only portions of the memory card containing data.
Format
Formats the entire memory card including portions with no recorded data.
Format takes longer than Quick format.
Format memory
WARNING!
All images will be deleted!
MENU Exit
No
Format
Format card
Quick format
Format
MENU Exit