Nikon S4200 - Manual (Page 184)

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The Setup Menu
l/m Format Memory/Format Card
Use this option to format the internal memory or a memory card.
Formatting the internal memory or memory cards permanently deletes all data.
Deleted data cannot be recovered. Be sure to transfer important images to a
computer before formatting.
l Formatting the Internal Memory
To format the internal memory, remove the memory
card from the camera.
The Format memory option is displayed in the setup
menu.
m Formatting a Memory Card
A memory card can be formatted when it is inserted in
the camera. The Format card option is displayed in
the setup menu.
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Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards
• Formatting the internal memory or memory card restores album icon settings (E8) to the
default setting (displayed as number).
• Do not turn the camera off or open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover during
formatting.
• The first time you insert a memory card that has been used in another device into this camera, be
sure to format it with this camera.
Tap the d tab M Tap z (Setup menu) M l Format memory/m Format card
Format memory
Yes No
All images will
be deleted! OK?
Format card
Yes No
All images will
be deleted! OK?