Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As I said, sacrifice the goat. Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 17 May 2016, at 22:27, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > wrote: > > Frank, I don't want to get into bitty-details, but "the computer" can, and > by default, does a quick format where the contents are not zeroed out. > Likewise, there is no requirements that a in-camera format to not to do a > low level format. It's all depending on the firmware. FAT/ex-FAT specs are > specs, either they adhere to it, or not. Then there are wearing level > optimizations on the card firmware vs. in-camera. Any way, it's kind of > like magic, but let's not make it into voodoo ;-) > > On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 1:02 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> > wrote: > >> There is a common mistake here..... >> >> First of all, the Camera format is very different than a card format.... >> The following is a simplified tutorial so we get stuff clear. >> >> During a LOW LEVEL in-the-computer format, the card is completely >> formatted, including the files and the file directory.... it IS now empty. >> Blank. NADA. Like new. >> During in-the-Camera format, the basic File Directory is modified. Old >> entries are deleted, and therefore, the card "looks" blank to the OS. The >> Image Files are still there, but the directions to the file locations have >> been wiped clean so the camera ( or computer) can not locate them. A set >> of >> directories is put on the card so the camera can write or read to it... >> they really are directory ( or Folder, whichever language you speak) >> locations with camera known names, nothing more. >> >> The Correct Computer based formatting for a SDHC ( or really any) card is >> FAT32 ( up to and including 32GB) or exFAT( for 64GB or more)...... NOT >> NTFS.. NTFS is what your computer (Windows or MAC OS-whatever) wants to >> do >> when you ask it to format anything. To be clear, NTFS is the WRONG format >> for these cards.. >> See this: >> http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/312/~/formatting-a-memory-card,-flash-drive-or-device-using-a-pc >> >> Here is the location of the SD Association freebie card formatter.... >> https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/ >> Download and run it on your card in the computer. >> After you do that, THEN you MUST format in the camera.....remember, this >> is a DIFFERENT type of formatting..... and does different things.... >> >> If your card starts acting funny, you should go to the computer,. Download >> any images you can using whatever methods or programs you want. THEN do an >> in-the-computer format. This may make the card useable again..... >> >> If the card is formatted by the computer WRONG, strange results WILL >> happen. >> >> Comment... if you have performed a format by way of your camera, you can >> recover the lost images. If you have formatted the card in the computer, >> you are SOL. Your images are lost. >> >> Will any of this "fix" the M10 slow startup time? I don?t know, but it is >> a quick experiment that might just work..... >> >> Frank Filippone >> Red735i at verizon.net >> >> No offense, but it is my understanding that you should NEVER format camera >> cards in a computer. Always format them in the camera you plan to shoot >> them in. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // On Facebook: http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > // On Instagram: https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information