Sony DSC-P8 User Guide

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Select [Delete] with 
v
 on the 
control button, then press 
z
.
When the message “Memory Stick access” 
disappears, the image has been deleted.
To cancel deleting
Select [Exit] with V on the control button, 
then press z.
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Formatting a “Memory Stick” 
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Insert the “Memory Stick” you 
want to format into the camera. 
Set the mode dial to SET UP, 
and turn on the power.
The term “formatting” means preparing a 
“Memory Stick” to record images; this process 
is also called “initialization.” The “Memory 
Stick” provided with this camera, and those 
available commercially, are already formatted, 
and can be used immediately. 
• When you format a “Memory Stick,” be 
aware that all data in the “Memory 
Stick” will be permanently erased.
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Select   (Memory Stick Tool) 
with 
v
/
V
 on the control button.
Select [Format] with 
B
, then 
press 
B
Select [OK] with 
v
, then press 
z
.
To cancel the formatting
Select [Cancel] with V on the control 
button, then press z.
Using the AC Adaptor is recommended to 
prevent the power from turning off partway 
through formatting.
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Memory Stick Tool
Format:
File Number:
Create REC. folder:
Change REC. folder:
OK
Cancel
OK