Friday, November 12, 2010

Format An Olympus Xdpicture Card

An xD memory card is a storage medium used by Olympus and Fuji digital cameras. No bigger than a postage stamp, an xD card is lightweight, and with its size, it's easy to carry several around with you on extended trips and photo shoots. Before using an xD card for the first time, you should format it. You should also format it every time you download photos off the card to the computer. Deleting photos from the card doesn't clear the card of all the data, and over time, if a card isn't formatted, this can cause the card to be corrupted.


Instructions


1. Insert the card into your camera and power on the camera.


2. Press the Menu button on the back of your camera and use the arrow keys to navigate to "Camera Setup."


3. Select "Format Memory Card" from the submenus under Setup and press "OK."


4. Press "OK" when the camera flashes a warning that says "This will delete all data on the card. Continue?"


5. Press "Menu" again to exit the Setup menu.

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