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Link Roundup 02-14-2010 — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:10:17 +0000

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By: funnytoppers

funnytoppers — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:16:31 +0000

I have memory card but did not know that they need to be reformatted after removing photos..Thanks for the tips..It is helpful…

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Memory Card Tips « Helderberg Photographic Society — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:58:23 +0000

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By: Janne

Janne — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:31:19 +0000

Can you point to real data to back these claims up? I don’t see how some of this advice would make sense from flash memory technical point of view.

2) Why would it matter that the computer is “processing” (i.e., reading) the card? Reads don’t cause NAND wear, writes do. There’s an upper limit to how many times you can write on flash memory but you can read as many times as you like.

3) Why would you want to format the card every time? What problem is this solving?

By: Helen Tomlinson

Helen Tomlinson — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:13:07 +0000

When getting memory cards go for medium size cards. If there is lots of memory and space it is much easier to just carry on using it and risk losing lots of photos. Having a larger number of smaller cards means that the photos taken are on a number and if one is corrupted or lost then the loss is smaller.

Of course if you do this make sure that you delete the photos once down loaded or when you put in the card in the camera and it is full of photos you will not know if they have been copied or not. I have done this before but I was luck that I had another card that was empty so did not have to take the chance.