Canon EOS-1D X Mark III DSLR Camera (Body Only) - Manual (Page 445)

Protecting Images
Protecting Individual Images with the < / > Button
Protecting Individual Images via the Menu
Specifying the Range of Images to Protect
Protecting All Images in a Folder or on a Card
You can protect important images from being accidentally erased.
Caution
If you format the card ( ), the protected images will also be erased.
Note
Once an image is protected, it cannot be erased by the camera's erase function. To
erase a protected image, you must first cancel the protection.
If you erase all the images (
), only the protected images will remain. This is
convenient when you want to erase all unneeded images at once.
Protecting Individual Images with the < / > Button
1.
Select the image to protect.
Turn the < > dial to select an image to protect.
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