My camera will not format the memory card? Why me? Why now?
Feb 6, 2019 11:04:44 #
Tomcat5133
Loc: Gladwyne PA
A little more advice. I never let the battery in my camera get fully depleted.
If you are having trouble with your camera remove the battery for 30 seconds and put back in.
Never switch a card between cameras. Every card I start off with is reinitiated in the new camera.
Using a card for one thing like video and switching to another camera dont so this.
I top off my batteries. Even if they are they have 1/2 charge.
A tribute to Nikon. I am still using my Nikon batteries for my LED panel etc.
The batteries are really old kudos to the great Nikon equipment over the years.
If you are having trouble with your camera remove the battery for 30 seconds and put back in.
Never switch a card between cameras. Every card I start off with is reinitiated in the new camera.
Using a card for one thing like video and switching to another camera dont so this.
I top off my batteries. Even if they are they have 1/2 charge.
A tribute to Nikon. I am still using my Nikon batteries for my LED panel etc.
The batteries are really old kudos to the great Nikon equipment over the years.
Feb 6, 2019 11:11:36 #
Feb 6, 2019 12:11:38 #
Another experience, Tom. I have and continue to switch cards in four cameras. I have never had an issue. Frequently, the camera creates another folder on the card. I'm not indicating it is a good practice, but I have not had a negative experience.
Regards,
Mark
Regards,
Mark
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Feb 6, 2019 12:21:08 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
I will download my card or cards after every shoot. I then return the cards to the camera or cameras and FORMAT the card every time I put a card i n the camera. It is part of my the card insert process.
Feb 6, 2019 12:29:08 #
burkphoto wrote:
While you can format any flash memory in a computer, it is seldom a good idea to do that with a card used in a digital camera.
The actual *format* performed in both devices is the same. HOWEVER, different camera manufacturers put different necessary operating system files on a card when it is freshly formatted. Some of those files are necessary for the card to work in that brand and model of camera. For instance, a card formatted in a Canon 80D will not work in my Panasonic Lumix GH4.
The actual *format* performed in both devices is the same. HOWEVER, different camera manufacturers put different necessary operating system files on a card when it is freshly formatted. Some of those files are necessary for the card to work in that brand and model of camera. For instance, a card formatted in a Canon 80D will not work in my Panasonic Lumix GH4.
While I agree formatting is different between camera models, my PERSONAL EXPERIENCE is that cards formatted on my computer have not been a problem. YMMV. Please don't assume I am saying your information is incorrect!
I attended a seminar where the speaker (a rep from a camera shop) said that if you were having problems with a card, such as corrupt files, format it on your computer, then reformat in your camera. I only had one such card with a problem (some no-name card as I recall), and his advice fixed it. But since I was doing this for a living, I made sure not to use that card for customer files. Didn't want to risk it. But I never did have a problem with that card again!
Feb 6, 2019 12:35:07 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
It's 1 minute and you safe. It becomes a habit. The pro's and con's of doing have been going on for ever. So I just do it by habit and protect my day's shooting. At the most it can't hurt.
Feb 6, 2019 14:20:50 #
Feb 6, 2019 15:15:21 #
chrissybabe
Loc: New Zealand
On one of my cameras I use cut/paste to remove the shots and don't bother reformatting the card in the camera. So far never had a problem.
As far as I can tell the reason you format the card in the camera is for the camera to create its own file structure on the card. Since cutting/paste doesn't alter the directory format or names the card continues to work fine.
A card is the same as a hard drive. You don't reformat a hard drive every time you copy files off it so why do it for a camera card ?
As far as I can tell the reason you format the card in the camera is for the camera to create its own file structure on the card. Since cutting/paste doesn't alter the directory format or names the card continues to work fine.
A card is the same as a hard drive. You don't reformat a hard drive every time you copy files off it so why do it for a camera card ?
Feb 6, 2019 16:50:30 #
peterg
Loc: Santa Rosa, CA
I had an SD card that the camera couldn't format. My fix was to first format that card with my computer in the same basic format (e.g. ExFAT). The camera could then properly re-format the same card with its proper folders.
Feb 6, 2019 17:56:59 #
DO NOT FORMAT IT ON THE COMPUTER.
It should always be formatted in the camera in which it will be used.
It should always be formatted in the camera in which it will be used.
Feb 6, 2019 18:43:49 #
Feb 6, 2019 20:46:39 #
For some strange reason batteries have a very important function in today's modern DSLR .Happy Shooting.
Feb 7, 2019 00:56:21 #
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Feb 7, 2019 01:26:17 #
LEGALDR wrote:
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It would seem that software prevented you from 1/2 formatting a card. Good for the people who created the software and good for you for recognizing what was happening.
Feb 7, 2019 07:16:00 #
Does your card have a lock on possibly, which would not allow it to be firmatted.
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