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...

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 ...

that there is no other reason > why you should not format the card in camera. My advice would be, > having checked those manuals!, to always format the card at time of > purchase - if there is a problem you can take it back immediately.. > Thenceforth,...

groups: alt.comp.periphs.dcameras () As far as I know, the only way to format a flash memory card is in the Camera. Never in the Computer. The more you delete in the camera, the more you should format... ___________________________________________ "Impmon"...

I should be doing to avoid this, or do you think it's some sort of a hardware problem? I've heard from some places that you should format the card every time you put it back in the camera. I just want to know what I should be doing so that when I'm taking...

fresh format before you shot the "lost pictures"' is saying that CF users should format the card before each use? If so, Ouch. The following part bothers me too, in that there are programs to recover information after the card has accidently been formatted....

I >should have formatted the SanDisk card, just to play safe. If you thought that was quick . . . :) > But there is still one conundrum: My Mac can read photos just fine > using the camera as the mass storage device (with the card), but not > when...

for the 3300? 128Mb? Should I format the card in the phone, or using the card reader/writer I have attached to my PC? When I got the card I formatted it in the phone, which seemed to be quite happy with it. TTFN - Pete. ...

Should a card format take this long?. Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital () Hi, I have a Casio Exilim S100, as my pocket camera. Using a previous 256mb SD card, the camera would complete a format in 3 or 4 seconds (and still does), similar to other...

sd card format/volume problem. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.pocketpc () I recently bought a Sandisk 2GB SD card. It worked fine in my i-mate JAM but I then decided to try it in my digial camera. Don't ask me why but I decided to format the card...