How To Format Sd Card For Canon Camera

How Exercise I Format a Retention Card? (EOS R)

Article ID: ART171795

Date published: 09/11/2018

Date last updated: 09/xiii/2018

Description

How Practice I Format a Retentiveness Card? (EOS R)

Solution

If the carte du jour is new or was previously formatted (initialized) by another camera or computer, format the menu with this camera.

Important

When the card is formatted, all images and data on the bill of fare will be erased. Even protected images volition exist erased, so make sure there is zip yous need to continue. If necessary, transfer the images and data to a reckoner, etc. before formatting the carte du jour.

1. Set the camera's power switch to < ON >.

ii. Press the < > button to display the menu.

3. Press the < > push button and select the [ ] tab.

4. Turn the < > dial and select the [ ] tab.

5. Turn the < > dial and select [ Format card ].

vi. Press < >.

7. Plow the < > punch to select [ OK ].

8. Press < >.

Notation

Low-Level Formatting

Perform depression-level formatting if the card's writing or reading speed seems slow or if you want to totally erase the data on the card.

Since depression-level formatting volition format all recordable sectors on the card, the formatting will take longer than normal formatting.

During low-level formatting, you can cancel formatting by selecting [Abolish]. Even in this case, normal formatting will already exist complete and you lot can use the bill of fare every bit usual.

Card's File Formats

SD/SDHC cards volition be formatted in FAT32. SDXC cards will exist formatted in exFAT.

When shooting a picture show with a card formatted in exFAT, the movie will be recorded in a unmarried file (instead of being divide into multiple files) even if it exceeds 4 GB. (The movie file will exceed iv GB.)

IMPORTANT

It may not be possible to use SDXC cards formatted with this camera in other cameras. Besides note that exFAT-formatted cards may not be recognized by some reckoner operating systems or menu readers.

Formatting or erasing data on a menu does not completely erase the data. Be aware of this when selling or discarding the card. When disposing of cards, accept steps to protect personal information if necessary, every bit by physically destroying cards.

REFERENCE

The card capacity displayed on the card format screen may be smaller than the capacity indicated on the card.

This device incorporates exFAT engineering science licensed from Microsoft.

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