Formatting your xD card
Posted by Nick on June 4, 2008
If you are gearing up for a big summer vacation and plan on taking lots of pics you should be sure that you know how to format your xD card. While it would be unfortunate, something could happen to your card that would make it unreadable.
Card not initialized.
That is the error message you will get when your xD card needs to be formatted. Some people say that you can format the card while it is in the computer. I don’t know about that. But you can format it in your camera! Most xD cards are used with Olympus and Fuji camera.
Here are some directions from the Fuji S5100 user manual:
1. Turn the camera on (to Photography Mode, not Playback Mode).
2. Press the Menu/OK button.
3. Move left or right until you reach the Option Menu.
4. Move up to SET-UP and press the Menu/OK button.
5. There are 4 option screens. The Format option is in screen number 1, so you should see it immediately.
6. Move down to Format and then either move right or press Menu/OK.
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