Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was under the impression that in some circles, it's standard practice to format your card each time you clear it (ie, download onto your computer). On 20 September 2010 13:54, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > I'm not sure why you need to format an SD after just 60 images. It will > hold far more than that. In fact, since 4 gig HD cards have gone so > inexpensive, I'm just filling them nearly up, backing them up, and putting > them on the shelf as a backup. > > My experience with recycling digital media is not good after several > formatings. > > SD cards are far cheaper to save than negatives, and they are nearly > bulletproof from physical damage, but electrical damage can be accomplished > pretty easily. > > Let the write finish before you turn off the camera. Don't format it many > times. Don't run it through the washing machine too many times. > > If it separates into two parts, use only high quality scotch tape to put it > back together. (Really) > > > > On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Oliver Bryk <oliverbryk at comcast.net> > wrote: > > > I would like to understand what might have caused one of my SD cards - a > > SanDisk 4GB SDHC card - to malfunction. I have used it without problems > in > > my M8 for several months and formatted it in the camera after every 50 or > > so > > exposures. When I attempted to format it today, the formatting process > ran > > much longer than I was accustomed to, and would not quit until I removed > > the > > battery from the camera. I put the card and the battery back and tried > > again > > with the same result. I put in a fully charged battery; as soon as I > turned > > the camera on the display read "SD card full". When I tried to format it > > the > > process wouldn't quit. I took the battery and the card out, put both > back, > > and turned on the camera; the message on the display read "no SD card". > In > > each of the cases described above the battery status/remaining exposures > > display read Zero. > > > > I tried a different card (SanDisk 8GB SDHC) which formatted quickly > (there > > was nothing on it) and gave the correct number of remaining exposures. > > > > The 4GB card has apparently failed. What might have caused it to fail? > > > > Oliver > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >