Canon A4050 IS - Manual (Page 133)

Adjusting Basic Camera Functions
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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 On the screen in step 2 on p. 132, press the
op buttons to choose [Low Level Format],
and then select this option (mark with a
)
by pressing the qr buttons.
z Press the opqr buttons to choose [OK],
press the m button, and then follow step 3
on p. 132 to format (low-level format) the
memory card.
Low-Level Formatting
• Low-level formatting takes longer than “Formatting Memory Cards” (p. 132),
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.