or always or what "should" be the method? It doesn't matter much on any camera I've used. The Canon 20D tends to litter a card with empty directories, so every once in a while, I format the card to get rid of them. -- Ben Rosengart ...

used to format the card. But again, the best, most compatible formatting will be done by the camera, unless the camera or it's software is defective. > The 32 Meg card worked right off without formatting; do I even > need to format a brand-new larger...

a card reader. REASONS: 1. unless you have an unusual camera, the card reader will be faster. 2. hooking the camera to the computer requires the camera to be on. 3. chance of camera being knocked around is much higher while its tethered to the...

memory cards in the camera that the card is to be used in. Formatting to FAT32 will most likely cause the camera to refuse the memory card as being defective and sometimes will not reformat. Since Memory cards have a limited write cycle, excessive formatting...

Should I format CF card before use?. Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.dcameras () I just got my first serious digital camera, a Canon 20D. A fairly knowledgable friend told me that it's a good idea to format a new Compact Flash card in the camera...

you risk getting corruption if it gets really bad. Plus formatting> in most cameras is quicker than deleting pics. I would recommend >formatting the card in the camera it will be used in--not on the > computer. Also, you should never pull a card while...

have been used in/formatted by my mp3 player and are no longer visible to my digital cameras. Olympus D-510 Zoom and Fuji 2400Z. I get a "!Card error" and the camera refuses to format. I can format the cards in windows as fat16, but the cameras still can't...

in directories. However now the camera won't accept the card, it keeps showing an error message "this card cannot be used" and won't allow me to even format the card in the camera. I have a card reader that is capable of reading and writing and used to...

formatting the CF card *in the camera* (formatting in your computer can create problems for some cameras in no longer being able to write/read to the CF after formatting!) and trying to use the camera with that CF card to shoot a whole bunch of test shots...

Will formatting my SD card delete my photos ?. i have many photos on my SD cards for my camera. recently i was at a wedding and when i went to turn on my camera to take a photo it asked me to format my card ... if i do this will i lose all my photos on m card...