SIGMA SD10 - Manual (Page 29)

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FORMATTING THE CF CARD
New CF cards must be formatted before use. In addition, cards with corrupt or
incompatible file systems may need to be formatted before use.
TO FORMAT THE CF CARD
1
Make sure the camera is turned on.
2
Press the ＜ MENU＞ button on the back of
the camera to display the Camera Set-up Menu.
(See P.96)
3
Use
＜ ／ ＞
arrows on the 4-way controller
to select “Format CF Card…”.
4
Press
＜ ＞
arrow or
＜
OK＞ to open the
confirmation dialog.
5
Press
＜
OK＞ to format the CF card or
＜
CANCEL ＞ to close the confirmation dialog
without formatting the card.
CAUTION !!
•
Formatting erases all card contents, including locked SD10 images and all
non-SD10 files. Review card contents carefully before formatting. The card
usage graphic on the formatting page will indicate how much space on the CF
card is being taken up by SD10 images and other files.
TIP
•
Cards formatted in other cameras or devices may not operate correctly in the
SD10 camera or may have reduced capacity. To store the maximum number of
SD10 images, format the CF card in the SD10 camera before use.