Compact Flash Cards-Advice

[Longshot]

Computor Engineer, ALWAYS leave in Camera until exhursted. The more you move them the more damage you can do. Download pictures then reformat card in the Camera and leave it there. I finished my card reader, bent pins.

[colin C]

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After nearly a dozen DSLR's without a problem and knowing loads of other togs without a problem, bent pins must be a very rare occurence.

I always remove my CF card to upload photo's via a card reader to my computer. Far quicker than trying to "push" them from the camera, using the camera batteries. I exercise sensible precautions when inserting the CF card back into the camera:

* Never fit a card in a hurry.

* Double check the correct orientation.

* Apply only a slight pressure to insert the card.

* If anything feels wrong, stop, take out the card and start again.

Colin

[Colin]

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After nearly a dozen DSLR's without a problem and knowing loads of other togs without a problem, bent pins must be a very rare occurence.

I always remove my CF card to upload photo's via a card reader to my computer. Far quicker than trying to "push" them from the camera, using the camera batteries. I exercise sensible precautions when inserting the CF card back into the camera:

* Never fit a card in a hurry.

* Double check the correct orientation.

* Apply only a slight pressure to insert the card.

* If anything feels wrong, stop, take out the card and start again.

Colin

Well the two Colin's agree, this is exactly what I do to. I use a firewire card reader which is much faster than USB and why take the chance poking the tiny USB cable into the camera each time, that can just as easily break / bend pins. I do agree though always format in camera.

[collywobbles]

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Well the two Colin's agree, this is exactly what I do to. I use a firewire card reader which is much faster than USB and why take the chance poking the tiny USB cable into the camera each time, that can just as easily break / bend pins. I do agree though always format in camera.

You mean: Two OF the Colins - Here's another one!

[Ron Lander]

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three Colins and a Ron also.

[codachrome]

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Ill change my name to Colin if it helps,

Coda...I mean Colin

[Woolley]

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And a Chris. Same procedure here.

I usually delete pictures once they're donwloaded, but have recently been advised to format instead. Is that the right advice?

[malkie9]

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I always reformat as advised when I first started with digital photography.

Also never delete individual images in camera as apparently some of the memory is lost each time you delete an individual image so always once you have downloaded to PC and backed up the images then reformat card in camera.

Information given by Park Cameras when I bought my 5D MkII a couple of years ago.

[Mark]

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Add me to the list :)

As other, I used to delete images as I downloaded them, but now only ever format in camera.

[Longshot]

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Well the two Colin's agree, this is exactly what I do to. I use a firewire card reader which is much faster than USB and why take the chance poking the tiny USB cable into the camera each time, that can just as easily break / bend pins. I do agree though always format in camera.

If you can fit a USB cable in the wrong way that would take some doing !!

[Longshot]

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Hi Colin
Very correct on what ny pal told me, CF cards are not so prone to problems as SD, all to do with protuding connections, static electric etc, I retired to the bar as it got very technical for me !

[Colin]

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If you can fit a USB cable in the wrong way that would take some doing !!

I didn't say that.