Canon PowerShot SX50 HS - Manual (Page 204)

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Adjusting Basic Camera Functions
• Formatting or erasing data on a memory card only changes file
management information on the card and does not erase the data
completely. When transferring or disposing of memory cards, take
steps to protect personal information if necessary, as by physically
destroying cards.
• The total card capacity indicated on the formatting screen may be less than
the advertised capacity.
Low-Level Formatting
Perform low-level formatting in these 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.
Perform low-level formatting.
z z On the screen in step 2 on = 203,
press the < o>
buttons or turn the
< 5> dial to choose [Low Level Format],
and then select this option (mark with a
[ ]) by pressing the < q> buttons.
z z Follow steps 2 – 3 on = 203 to continue
with the formatting process.
• Low-level formatting takes longer than “Formatting Memory Cards”
( = 203), 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.
COP
Y