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sd card between cameras
Apr 7, 2016 06:57:41 #
LBIphoto wrote:
I'm wondering if readers have actually experienced corrupted memory cards used between different cameras (not formatted) or if that's a myth put out by memory card makers. Thanks so much.
No problem at all. I've used the same card in different brands, models, and formats with no problem. Each camera makes its own folder on the card.
Apr 7, 2016 07:21:21 #
ggttc wrote:
For once I agree with Rongnongno...have switched cards from Canon to Nikon etc...
me too! You can use the same SD card in many cameras; it is always a good idea to format the card as soon as you put it in the camera.
Apr 7, 2016 07:25:37 #
I have used the same card in a Nikon and then in a Canon without any problems
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Apr 7, 2016 07:57:38 #
LBIphoto wrote:
I teach photography and the students use several d... (show quote)
I use memory cards in multiple cameras all of the time. However, generally, I format the card in which ever camera I am using. This is not always the case and the Nikon cameras generate a separate folder for that camera.. like NikonD7100/DCIM/ and NikonD610/DCIM on the same card.
Apr 7, 2016 07:59:52 #
mas24 wrote:
But since you can now purchase a 32gb card for $10.00, why take any chances of possibly losing data.
dannac wrote:
Link, please.
Probably plenty more places than these two. Google and ye shall receive.
http://www.microcenter.com/product/349730/32GB_SDHC_Class_10_Flash_Memory_Card
http://www.microcenter.com/product/447223/32GB_SDHC_Flash_Memory_Card
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Digital-microSDHC-SDC4-32GB/dp/B0046XAROG/ref=sr_1_6?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1460030238&sr=1-6&keywords=32gb+micro+sd+card
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Digital-32GB-microSDHC-SDC10G2/dp/B0162YQG2I/ref=sr_1_10?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1460030238&sr=1-10&keywords=32gb+micro+sd+card
Apr 7, 2016 09:45:25 #
markngolf wrote:
I have used the same memory card for my Canon 5D M Ii & 7D M II. I have never experienced any issues.
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When I bought my new 7DII, I didn't have a CF card lying around. At around the same time, I bought a used 5DII, and that had a couple of cards with it. I put one of them into the 7DII. It must have had some images on the card, because the camera took the image count from that. My very first images with a new camera were in the 9000 range. Given that Canon do not have an easy way of getting shutter count, the image number is usually a reasonable idea, at least until it wraps round.
I read about this behavior in a book later, but it did not explain a simple way of resetting the number.
Probably not an issue for the OP with class cameras, but worth bearing in mind for other users.
If anyone *does* know a way of resetting the number, I would be interested in hearing it. According to the book I read, the camera takes the highest between its own stored number of the last image taken, and the highest number on any installed card, and then increments this number for the new photo.
Apr 7, 2016 09:47:32 #
For years I have routinely switched SD cards between my Pentax DSLR's and Canon Point'n Shoots with no problems and have never needed to reformat the card each time!
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Apr 7, 2016 10:48:34 #
alliebess
Loc: suburban Philadelphia
LBIphoto wrote:
I teach photography and the students use several d... (show quote)
I've swapped memory cards among cameras a number of times with no ill effects. Done it with Nikons and with Kodaks, with DSLRs and with bridge cameras.
Apr 7, 2016 11:06:26 #
nicksr1125 wrote:
Hate to bust your bubble but, I've switched cards between cameras and had to format them. It may not be between all makes or models but, you can't make it a flat statement that a card will work between any two cameras without formating.
Seems you are squarely in the minority in this opinion.
Apr 7, 2016 11:55:31 #
nicksr1125 wrote:
It's not that you're not supposed to use the same card in different cameras, you just have to format the card to each camera each time. Make sure any images are taken off or they'll be lost. Oh, yeah. It's not a myth. If a card was used in 1 model camera & moved to another, the 2nd camera will tell you the card needs to be formatted.
No need to re-format... I switch SD cards betwen my D7100 and a Nikon Cool Pix P7000 without formatting. I will have DSC-xxx files and DSCN-xxx on the same card. Never had a problem and never lost an image !! By the way, I format a card once the first time I use it and NEVER again. I use SanDisc and never had a card go bad and never lost an image (that I know of !!)..
Apr 7, 2016 12:31:59 #
Jim Bob wrote:
Geesus. You would think that a guy who teaches a photography class would know this. Glad I'm not his student.
I certainly admire your superior intelligence.
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Apr 7, 2016 13:08:53 #
Please excuse me because I am new here but it seems so simple. I always download my photos off the card after a session and back them up on external hard drives. I then put the SD cards in a ziplok bag. I use different cameras. I reformat the cards when I put them in any camera. I have never had a problem with any of my SD cards or lost any photos so far.
Apr 7, 2016 13:09:44 #
LBIphoto wrote:
I teach photography and the students use several d... (show quote)
I've found, and been told many times, each card has to be formatted to a particular camera and that this should be done after every upload. I've found this good advice and do it all the time. A card may capture a picture from one camera to the other but this also can cause the card to fail. Best to keep a card for each camera.
Apr 7, 2016 14:16:16 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
dannac wrote:
Link, please.
B&H #SOSD32GB10C. Sony 32gb sdhc card/UHS Class 10/70MBs, $8.99. Currently out of stock.
Apr 7, 2016 19:11:36 #
Why not! Do it all the time. But I reformat the card on the camera before using. It will make life a little easier for you! 😀
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