Canon EOS EOS 300D Instruction Manual

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97Formatting the CF CardFormat the CF card before using it in the camera.Select [Format].• Select the <∆> tab.• Press the <å> keys to select[Format], then press <p>.s The confirmation dialog will appear.1Format the CF card.• Press the <μ> keys to select [OK],then press <p>.s The CF card will be formatted(initialized).s When the CF card formatting iscompleted, the menu will reappear.2Formatting a CF card will erase everything in the card includingprotected images. Before formatting a card, make sure there isnothing you need to retain. If necessary, transfer the images to apersonal computer before formatting the card.• A non-Canon CF card or a CF card formatted with another camera orpersonal computer might not work with the camera. In such a case,format the CF card with the camera first. Then it might work with thecamera.• The CF card’s capacity displayed on the formatting screen may be lowerthan the capacity indicated on the card.