Formatting The Card - Canon EOS Rebel XS Instruction Manual

Formatting the Card
About Low4eveJ Formatting
_ Do Iowdevel formatting if the card's recording or reading speed seems
slow
_ Since IowdeveJ formatting will erase all recordable sectors in the card, the
formatting will take slightly longer than normal formatting
_* You can stop the Iowdevel formatting by selecting [Cancel]. Even in this
case, normal formatting wilJ have been completed and you can use the
Card as usual
@ When the card is formatted, oniy the file management information is
changed. The actual data is not completaJy erased. Be aware of this when
selling or discarding the card. When discarding the card, execute _owdevei
formatting or destroy the card physicaJ}y ta prever_t the data from being
leaked.
The card's capadty displayed On the format screen may be lower than the
capacgy indicated on the card.
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