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Low-level formatting – Canon PowerShot ELPH 140 IS User Manual

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Low-Level Formatting

Perform low-level formatting in the following 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.

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On the screen in step 2 of
“Formatting Memory Cards”
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), press the <

o>

buttons to choose [Low Level
Format], and then press the
<

q> buttons to select this

option. A [

] icon is displayed.

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Follow steps 2 – 3 in
“Formatting Memory Cards”
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) to continue with the

formatting process.

Low-level formatting takes longer than “Formatting Memory Cards”
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), 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.