LEICA Q3 Digital Camera - Manual (Page 79)

STILL IMAGE SETTINGS ▸ DATA MANAGEMENT 79
DATA MANAGEMENT
FORMATTING A MEMORY CARD
Memory cards that have already been in use with this camera will
usually not require formatting. An unformatted memory card that
is inserted into the camera for the first time must be formatted. We
recommend formatting memory cards from time to time, because
residual data traces (data pertaining to individual shots) may reduce
the card’s memory capacity.
▸ Select Format Card in the main menu
▸ Confirm the selection
• The status LED will flash during the process.
Notes
• Never switch off the camera while data transfer is in progress.
• All data stored on the memory card will be lost during formatting.
Formatting will not be prevented by a deletion protection set for
individual shots.
• All images should therefore be regularly transferred to a safe
mass storage medium, e.g. the hard disk of a computer.
• A simple formatting process will initially not irretrievably destroy
existing data on the card. Only the directory will be deleted,
which means the data will no longer be directly accessible. Data
access can be restored with appropriate software. Only data that
is overwritten when new data is saved will actually be irretriev-
able.
• A memory card should be formatted again in the camera if it was
formatted in another device, e.g. a computer.
• Contact your retailer or Leica Customer Care for assistance if the
memory card cannot be formatted/overwritten (see p. 270).