Procedure for erasing images on the PowerShot SX1 IS and SX10 IS.

Article ID: ART113925 | Date published: 05/11/2015 | Date last updated: 08/17/2015
 

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Erasing Images

You can protect important images and movies from accidental erasure. The following table shows the different ways you can choose to protect an image.

Select Erase images after selecting them one at a time.
Select Range For picking a first and last image and erasing all the images in the range.
Select by Date Erases images corresponding to the selected date.
Select by Category Erases images in a selected category.
Select by Folder Erases images in a the selected folder.
All Images Erases all images on a memory card.

1. In the [(Replay)] menu select [Erase] and press the <FUNC./SET> button.

2. Select the desired menu item and press the <FUNC./SET> button.

[Select]

- Select the image.

Use the or button to select the image you wish to erase and press the <FUNC./SET> button.

  • Pressing the <FUNC./SET> button again cancels the setting.
  • Press the <MENU> button to complete the setting.

- Erase the image.

Use the or button to select [OK].

Press the <FUNC.SET> button.

  • Selecting [Stop] cancels the selection of the image you are about to erase and returns to Step 2.

[Select Range]

- Select the first image.

  • You can circle your finger on the Touch Control Dial to select the first and last image.

1. Press the <FUNC./SET> button.

2. Use the or button to select the first image for the range to erase.

3. Press the <FUNC.SET> button.

Select the last image.

1. Use the button to select [Last Image].

2. Press the <FUNC./SET> button.

3. Use the or button to select the last image in the range.

4. Press the <FUNC./SET> button.

  • An image with a lower number than the first image cannot be selected as the last image.
  • Up to 500 images can be selected.

Erase the Images.

1. Press the and choose [Erase]

2. Press the <FUNC./SET> button.

[Select by Date], [Select by Category], [Select by Folder]

1. Use the or buttons to select a date, category, or folder and press the <FUNC./SET> button.

  • Pressing the <FUNC./SET> button again cancels the setting.
  • You can select multiple dates, categories, or folders.
  • Use the or button to confirm each date, category, or folder image.

2. Press the <MENU> button.

- Erase the Images

3. Use the or button to select [OK].

Press the <FUNC./SET> button.

  • It then will return to the selection method screen.
  • Selecting [Stop] cancels the selection of the protected image and returns you to step 2 of this procedure.

All Images

- Erase the images.

1. Use the or button to select [OK].

2. Press the <FUNC./SET> button.

  • Selecting [Cancel] cancels the selection of the image you are about to erase and returns to step 2.
  • Pressing the <FUNC./SET> button while erasing is in progress cancels the procedure.

  • Please note that formatting (initializing) a SD card erases all data, including protected images and other file types. Please check the contents of a SD card before formatting it.

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