Formatting (Initializing) - Sanyo VPC-HD2000ABK Instruction Manual

Formatting (initializing)

A card must be formatted with this camera:
i After purchasing, when used for the first time, or
i If it was formatted using a personal computer or another digital camera.
The card cannot be formatted if the lock switch is set to the "LOCK" position.
Proceed with the format procedure after setting the lock switch to the
unlocked position.
CAUTION
Caution during formatting
i Do not turn off the power to the camera or eject the card during formatting.
Formatting erases the data
i When a card is formatted, all data recorded on the card is erased.
Protected data (pages 65 and 115) is also erased, so before formatting a
card, any data you want to keep should be copied to your personal
computer's hard disk or other storage medium.
Caution regarding disposing/transferring the card (recovering data from
a reformatted card)
i If a card is reformatted or the data is erased from the card using the
camera or a computer, the card's control data may be merely modified and
the data itself may not be completely erased from the card.
i In some cases it may be possible to recover the data from a reformatted
card using special software for that purpose. However, if the camera is
used to execute a full format, it will be impossible to recover the data even
by the use of data recovery software.
i If you are disposing of a card, it is recommended that you physically
destroy it. If you are transferring the card to someone else to use, it is
recommended that you use the camera's full format function to reformat
the card, or use commercially available software for erasing card data.
Managing data is the responsibility of the user.
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