Use Disk Utility on Mac to erase your camera's storage media in
the Mac OS extended ( journaled) or exFAT format
Preparing Media on Windows
The 'format' dialog box can format your camera's storage media in the exFAT format on a
Windows PC. Remember to backup anything important from your media first as all data will be
lost when it is formatted.
1
Connect your camera's storage media to your computer using an external reader,
USB-C cable or adapter.
2
Open the 'start' menu or 'start' screen and choose 'computer'. Right click on your
camera's storage media.
3
From the contextual menu, choose 'format'.
4
Set the file system to 'exFAT' and the allocation unit size to 128 kilobytes.
5
Type a volume label, select 'quick format' and click 'start'.
6
Your storage media will quickly be formatted and made ready for use.
Use the 'format' dialog box feature
in Windows to format your camera's
storage media in the exFAT format
Storage Media
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