Canon PowerShot SX500 IS Support Question
Canon PowerShot SX500 IS Support Question
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Question posted by davidwatsonjr on January 4th, 2014
How Do I Format The Card Using The Camera?
How do I format the card using the camera?
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Answer #1: Posted by BusterDoogen on January 4th, 2014 5:44 PM
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Go to page 160-161 of this manual & follow the formating steps.
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Related Canon PowerShot SX500 IS Manual Pages
User Guide - Page 2
...
Before use, make sure the following items are included at the end of this guide.
2
Camera
Battery Pack NB-6L (with terminal cover)
Battery Charger CB‑2LY/CB-2LYE
Interface Cable IFC‑400PCU
Neck Strap NS‑DC11
Lens Cap (with cord)
DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk* (CD‑ROM)
Getting Started
Warranty Card...
User Guide - Page 3
... case of an issue with an Eye-Fi card, please check with the card manufacturer.
3 About Eye-Fi Cards
This product is required to use of capacity. • SD memory cards* • SDHC memory cards* • SDXC memory cards* • Eye-Fi cards * Conforms to
work with the camera. However, not all memory cards have been verified to SD specifications.
User Guide - Page 4
... review some test shots initially to the area of purchase before using the camera.
• When the camera is used over an extended period, it may be covered with a thin plastic film for personal use . Refrain from any malfunction of a camera or accessory, including memory cards, that results in a way that even for protection against scratches during...
User Guide - Page 6
...; : Important information you should know • : Notes and tips for expert camera use • =xx: Pages with related information (in this guide apply to the camera under default settings. • For convenience, all supported memory cards are simply referred to as
"the memory card". • The tabs shown above titles indicate whether the function is...
User Guide - Page 9
... 195
Troubleshooting 196 On-Screen Messages 200 On-Screen Information 202 Functions and Menu Tables........206 Handling Precautions 216 Specifications 217 Index 221
Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 156
8 Accessories 169
Tips on Using Included Accessories 170 Optional Accessories 171 Using Optional Accessories........173 Printing Images 179 Using an Eye-Fi Card 193
9
User Guide - Page 20
...the battery facing the wrong way, it clicks into the locked position.
Always confirm that before using a new memory card (or a memory card formatted in until it cannot be locked into the correct position. Inserting the Battery and Memory.... Note that the battery is in the direction of shots and recording time possible with this camera (= 160).
1 Check the card's write-protect
tab.
User Guide - Page 22
zzPress the buttons to shots, if you wish (=65).
1 Turn the camera on .
zzPush the memory card in image properties when you shoot, and it . Setting the Date and Time
Set ...and time.
You can also add a date stamp to choose an option. XXThe [Date/Time] screen is used when you turn the dial to specify the date and time. zzWhen finished, press the button.
22 zzPress the buttons or ...
User Guide - Page 39
...this warranty does not apply to achieve excellent performance when used with cord)
Interface Cable IFC-400PCU*1
Power
Memory Card
Card Reader
Cable
Windows/ Macintosh Computer
AC Adapter Kit ACK-...Battery Pack NB-6L*
(with terminal cover)
Battery Charger CB-2LY/ CB‑2LYE*
DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk
Lens Cap (with genuine Canon accessories. Please note that this product and/or...
User Guide - Page 65
...lower-right corner of images. XXOnce the setting is complete, [DATE] is displayed.
2 Shoot. Print using printer functions (=179) -
However, adding a date stamp this way to images that the date and ... printed twice. - zzTo restore the original setting, choose [Off] in the lower-right corner. Use camera DPOF print settings (=186) to images, in step 1.
• Date stamps cannot be edited ...
User Guide - Page 132
... to the menu screen, press the button.
• Protected images on the [1] tab (=47).
2 Choose a selection method. zzPress the button and choose [Protect] on a memory card will be erased if you format the card (=160, 161).
• Protected images cannot be erased using the camera's erasure function. zzChoose a menu item and a setting as desired (=47).
User Guide - Page 160
...or erasing data on a memory card only changes file management information on the card itself. Adjusting Basic Camera Functions
Formatting Memory Cards
Before using a new memory card or a card formatted in another device, you should format the card with this camera. Formatting erases all data on a computer.
1 Access the [Format] screen. zzTo begin the formatting process, press the buttons or...
User Guide - Page 161
... Basic Camera Functions
Low-Level Formatting
Perform low-level formatting in these cases: [Memory card error] is displayed, the camera is not working correctly, card image reading/writing is slower, continuous shooting is erased from all storage regions of the memory card.
• You can be used normally.
161 Perform low-level formatting.
zzFollow steps 2 - 3 on a memory card. zzOn...
User Guide - Page 162
... folders that day. You can have the camera create folders each day you shoot to store shots taken that store up to the Software Guide (=31) for information on the card folder structure and image formats. To start saving shots from 0001, use an empty (or formatted (=160)) memory card.
• Refer to 2,000 images each...
User Guide - Page 186
...sheet. Both standard and index formats are printed with the file number. - Images are printed. Print Type
Date File No.
Choose up on the camera. zzPress the button, and ...after printing. -
186 The printing information you prepare this way will conform DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) standards. Choose and configure settings as follows.
Printing Images
Still Images
Adding Images to...
User Guide - Page 187
... is no longer displayed.
187
Changing the print settings using this camera may overwrite all of copies. zzPress the button, choose ...will prevent you that the memory card has print settings that were configured on another camera. Still Images
Setting Up Printing for... both [Date] and [File No.] at the same time.
• The date is printed in a format...
User Guide - Page 193
... prohibited. - Inserting a prepared Eye-Fi card enables automatic wireless transfer of Eye-Fi cards in the camera can be interrupted in normal use is temporarily disabled during image transfer.
* 2 Restart the camera. When troubleshooting image transfer issues, check the card and computer settings. Eye-Fi cards may cause image transfer to the card's user manual or contact the...
User Guide - Page 198
... reduction lamp
(=6) in flash shots.
Recording to the memory card takes too long, or continuous shooting is interrupted. • Use the camera to format the memory card, or switch to the memory card quickly enough. The camera's internal memory buffer filled up as the camera could not record to a card that supports high-speed recording (=217).
198 menu settings...
User Guide - Page 199
...try reducing the transfer speed as
you have performed low-level formatting on with the memory card in [ ] (=83) mode because audio is used to a computer. On the next screen, press the buttons... camera, with the camera (=161). • There may not be brief interruptions when playing movies copied to the Software Guide (=31) for movies shot in it (=20). Refer to memory cards that...
User Guide - Page 201
... a shot, the image may not have been altered using computer software, even if the camera is connected to a computer. Ink absorber full • Contact a Canon Customer Support Help Desk to [Auto Reset] (=162), or format the memory card (=160). To transfer the images, use a commercially available USB card reader. Lens Error • This error may occur...
User Guide - Page 218
...hour when shooting in [ ].
• Recording may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
• The values in the table are recommended.
218 However, since [ ] 16:9 images have a... Canon standards and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
• Recording will automatically stop even if the maximum clip length has not been reached...
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