Memory cards - How to label?
Mar 23, 2021 10:14:43 #
TerryVS wrote:
If you just want to label card A, B, C etc I use a brother P-Touch label maker. I put the label over the factory label. I also use the labels with the higher strength adhesive. Never had an issue.
This is the best solution. The Sharpie writing will rub off a metal or plastic surface. If you don't want to or cannot avail yourself of a PTouch, then write an abbreviated version of the camera used and month/date as suggested by a previous poster. Then cover the writing up with Scotch tape to prevent ruboff.
Mar 23, 2021 12:23:06 #
When I travel I buy as many SD cards as the number of days that I will be shooting pictures and I have them stored in a special crush proof case made for SD cards--before leaving on my trip I use a Sharpie to label each with sequential numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) and I use each card on the same day as the number, regardless of whether I have used up the space on a particular card. Each night I download the card that I used that day to a folder that I have created and labeled with that day's date to my laptop--but I keep all of my SD cards even after I return from my trip--just in case that anything might have happened with my laptop. Using one card a day helps me remember which day I shot an image or video (sure, I know that if I right-click on any image I can go to "properties in the drop-down menu and see the metadata).
Mar 24, 2021 18:44:42 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Probably labeling in the field would be problem-prone. I'd label them at home using a simple sequence as they come out of the packing material. Done once and done right.
For the idea above about using a label maker, I would NEVER EVER NEVER place a piece of equipment into my camera that has even the slightest possibility of peeling off and getting stuck inside the camera. A sharpie is the most logical and efficient approach to permanently and safely mark these cards.
For the idea above about using a label maker, I would NEVER EVER NEVER place a piece of equipment into my camera that has even the slightest possibility of peeling off and getting stuck inside the camera. A sharpie is the most logical and efficient approach to permanently and safely mark these cards.
I am loathe to put anything on the card that might peel off. No experience with cards, but failed CD and diskette stick-on labels are close enough. I have similar worries about the paint pens and faint flecks eventually getting into the SD slot on the camera. So I will go with a Sharpie permanent ultra-fine written label.
I will write on the card and use a simple A, B, ... followed by the 2-digit (optimistic) year of when the card was first formatted. Labeling on a card case gives me an extra chance to screw something up.
I will pre-label to minimize what I need to do in the field while switching cards. Visualization is back of crowded Land Rover and charging elephants.
Any other desired contact and shoot information will be in a JPEG on the card.
Thanks to all for the suggestions. I will pursue further some backup ideas mentioned in this thread.
Mar 24, 2021 19:11:25 #
Sidwalkastronomy
Loc: New Jersey Shore
first shot take photo of your contact info and next shot which camera
Mar 24, 2021 20:26:40 #
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
first shot take photo of your contact info and next shot which camera
This is a really great idea!
Mar 24, 2021 20:47:47 #
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
first shot take photo of your contact info and next shot which camera
I have a PDF in each card root directory labeled "Card Owner Info.pdf".
It can be viewed as soon as someone puts the card in a computer.
If they'd rather not keep the card, they can return it to me.
But my cards are either in my camera; hand; bag; or on my desk, never more than two feet away from me.
Mar 24, 2021 21:09:56 #
Sidwalkastronomy
Loc: New Jersey Shore
In a previous post on this thread I said I found a card on the street. It had a lit of photos of a young boy playing little league.If I knew who it belonged to
I would return it
I would return it
Mar 24, 2021 21:14:13 #
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
In a previous post on this thread I said I found a card on the street. It had a lit of photos of a young boy playing little league.If I knew who it belonged to
I would return it
I would return it
Is there maybe a Facebook page for the local town, area, or little league?
If so, maybe post a note there?
Mar 25, 2021 00:31:58 #
Sidwalkastronomy
Loc: New Jersey Shore
This was 15 YRS AGO.Cards were very expensive back then. I just bought San disc 64 for $19. B H
Mar 25, 2021 00:43:20 #
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
In a previous post on this thread I said I found a card on the street. It had a lit of photos of a young boy playing little league.If I knew who it belonged to
I would return it
I would return it
Good suggestion on searching for neighborhood group etc. Might post a pic of the kid on your social media and tag local TV and newspapers. Often they're looking for social media content and have huge following.
Mar 25, 2021 07:13:03 #
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
This was 15 YRS AGO.Cards were very expensive back then. I just bought San disc 64 for $19. B H
15 years ago.... Details.....
(If I would have known that I wouldn't have suggested my possible solution.
)I took your words as present tense.
Mar 25, 2021 07:20:43 #
Mar 25, 2021 07:29:45 #
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
was just giving an example of finding a card
...was just trying to help
Mar 25, 2021 08:41:47 #
Mar 25, 2021 09:03:57 #
JoeM845 wrote:
I would like advice about putting permanent labels... (show quote)
Not sure it matters. Just separate used from unused. The files will have all of the date info you need. If it were me, however, I would do that as well as downloading the files every night. Either to my external drive attached to my laptop since I never travel without it, or to a portable drive made for this. The WD 250GB My Passport Wireless SSD which takes SD cards and has a USB C slot if you need to use a dongle for some other card type. You can download directly to the drive so you do not need to haul a laptop around with you. Or you can get the Hard Drive External version with 4T for only $180.
This is the trip of a lifetime. A drive you can download to directly every night is a good investment. You could very easily spend $180 on a fancy diner for two during this trip. Isn't securing the only memories you might have 10 years from now worth a small additional cost and a tiny (5"x5"x1" 1lb) slab you could put almost anywhere in your carry-on?
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