I want to clear the "internal memory" for future use. Cannot find the icon/command to do that.

Use the "Copy" command in the Playback menu to copy the pictures from the internal memory to the card. Once the pictures have been safely transferred to your computer, format the internal memory to clear it.

Take the memory card, if any, out of the camera then use the "Format" command in the Setup menu, as described on page 59 of the manual. Without a card in the camera, the operations described for the memory card apply to the internal memory.

I'm assuming you have a memory card inserted into your camera? You can use SD or SDHC cards up to 32GB in size. Then, if you look in your camera's manual (direct link if you don't have yours... http://resources.kodak.com/support/pdf/en/manuals/urg01118/Z981_xUG_GLB_en.pdf ) you can see on page 36 how to copy an image from your internal memory onto a memory card. Also, on page 45 you can learn how to use the menu to tell the camera to use the memory card instead of the internal memory. Good luck!

When you put USB connection to your PC, use Explorer, or some other file manager (Total Commander, Free Commander ...) for going to your memory card (like you are going to some memory stick). Move your picture file to another folder on computer for saving. You can copy, move, delete files from your camera. It is the same as from memory stick.
On menu of camera, you must have option for deleting (or formating) camera memory. I don't like this hand removing. You have better control with computer...

You can copy pictures from the internal memory to the memory card by using the Copy command in the Playback menu. Press the MENU button in playback mode. Use cursor-up/down to select "Copy image/sound" and press cursor-right. Select the camera-icon-right-arrow-"SD" and press the OK button.

Full details are in the "Copying Files" section of the manual (page 105 in my copy). If you need a manual, you can download one from the manufacturer's web site at
http://www.pentaximaging.com/files/manual/OptioS40%20Web.pdf

I'm glad to provide the steps to transfer images from Internal Memory of the Camera. When the camera does not have a memory card in it, the images are saved by default to the camera's internal memory, which holds different amounts of images based on how many megapixels are built into the internal memory and what image quality and compression are selected in the camera's menu. Once a memory\picture card is inserted in the camera, the camera then saves the photos to the memory\picture card and ignores the internal memory.

There are two ways to transfer the images from the internal memory.

• To transfer photos to a computer from the internal memory using the USB cable, first remove the memory card from the camera. Then, when the camera is connected, the computer and software will only see what is in the internal memory and transfer those photos or videos. During the transfer process, the computer makes copies of the photos and videos-the original images remain in the internal memory. After the transfer is complete and the camera is safely disconnected from the computer, the contents of the internal memory can be deleted by using the MEMORY FORMAT function in the SETUP menu in the camera's menus.

• The other way to transfer photos from the internal memory is to transfer them to the memory\picture card using the BACKUP function in the SETUP menu. If there is no memory\picture card in the camera, the BACKUP function is grayed-out. During BACKUP, copies of the images are transferred to the memory\picture card-the original images remain in the internal memory. After the BACKUP is complete, the internal memory can be cleared by removing the memory\picture card and formatting the internal memory using the MEMORY FORMAT function in the SETUP menu in the camera's menus.

Note: When the camera is connected to a computer using the USB cable with a memory\picture card in the memory\picture card slot, the computer will only see the contents of the memory\picture card.

Thanks for understanding. Please let me know if you require any additional help.

Your camera is using the internal memory instead of the card. To get it to stop doing that, with no card in the camera, go into the menu and find "format" and follow the on-screen instructions to erase the internal memory. Then, in the future, don't use it again....always have a card in the camera.

If you mean the camera's internal memory (the one that works when no memory card is in the camera) is full, here's what to do. With no memory card in the camera, go into the menu and find "format" (it may be called initialize) and follow the on-screen instructions. In the future, use a memory card and don't use the internal memory.

Hi there internal memory means inbuilt memory. When you click the snap all photos are save in your camera internal memory. I hope you use external memory card. Go in settings and select the memory card( external) for further snaps. Then the message did not come again until full the memory card. And if you want to clear the internal memory card then connect your camera with your PC then copy the all photos from the camera & paste in computer. After that go inside the internal memory of camera via computer & delete them. Then your camera in build memory card will empty. I hope you understand . If you have any question then ask me. Thanks & waiting for your feedback.

Remove the cards

run camera in view mode delete individually ( trashbin Icon)
Select Menu
Delete All
EXIT

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