Nikon D70S User Manual

In full-frame and thumbnail playback, the 

 button can be use to protect 

pho to graphs from ac ci den tal deletion.  Protected fi les can not be deleted 
using the 

 button or the Delete op tion in the playback menu, and have 

DOS “read-only” status when viewed on a Windows computer.  Note that 
pro tect ed im ag es will be de let ed when the mem o ry card is formatted.

To protect a photograph:

1

 Display the image in full-frame playback or highlight it in the thumbnail 

list.

2

 Press the 

 button.  The pho to graph will be marked with a 

 icon.

To remove pro tec tion from the pho to graph so that it can be deleted, display 
the photograph in full-frame playback or high light it in the thumbnail list and 
then press the 

 button.