I want to delete more than 1 photo at once but not all of them on my Canon PowerShot sx160 &120

[oceans88]

Hey everyone. I've always wondered is there a way to delete more than one photo at a time, but not all of them, from my Canon Powershot sx160 and my Canon Powershot sx120? I don't want to clear the whole chip I know how to do that. But I have a lot of photos to delete and my finger and my thumb are sore LOL. And don't know if there's a way to delete a group of photos but not everything that's on the camera instead of doing it one at a time? Thank you for the help I appreciate it 🙂

[oceans88]

Last question 🙂 I see what you mean it might be easier to scroll around in circles going through everything and just protect the ones I want to save on the camera for now. Because there is way less ones that I want to protect, then the other ones that I want to erase off the camera. So now that I decided that I'm still not sure how to do the protect thing? I do see that under settings in the menu even on my sx120. But do you have to go through the ones you want to protect and still click them one at a time? That's the only part I'm a little confused about now. It's okay if it's getting late and you don't see this till tomorrow I so appreciate your help 🙂 but I do think that your way is the easiest to do as far as just protecting the ones on the camera I want to save and then erasing all the rest. So now I just need to figure out how to do that correctly for sure cuz my thumb and finger is worn out for tonight 🙂 thank you again so much

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

Great help provided.  I recommend that you not use your camera or its memory card as a storage repository.  

Download your images from your camera to PC or MAC.  Format your memory card in camera so its ready for your next adventure.  This way its always ready to go.

Its much easier to navigate a photo library on your computer.  Saving what you want and deleting what you don't.  Trying to do this from the screen on the back of your camera is cumbersome.  You also won't wear your thumb and finger out.  😂

You can use CTRL+Click, Shift+Click (PC) or Command+Click, Shift+Click (Mac) to select individual or a range of images, then press delete.  No cumbersome navigation, no protecting or wondering what you did or didn't mark previously, looking at a lock symbol or performing extra steps.

Important data should be backed up twice, two locations.  Your camera should not be one of them.  A memory card  should not be trusted as a backup medium for long term storage.  This will simplify your life and ensure important memories are protected.  🙂