Chuck,
I guess it is just a question of the value one places on his images. I am
strictly an amateur, and it would not kill me to lose a few images. I never
have more than 30 to 40 images on a card at one time. I just feel that the
simplest approach is best for me.
I do a weekly backup of critical data on my computer, but have never found
justification for reformating those hard drives, either.
The area that is now giving me trouble is learning all that is required to
prepare DVD+RW disks for my recorder in order to capture analog TV shows for
later viewing. After two false starts, I finally got a timed recording to
work correctly tonight. Now I must see what I run into when it tells me to
"Make Compatible" for use in a DVD player, and then I will probably have to
"unfinalize" the disk and reformat it to use it again.
Before my last VCR began acting up, life was certainly simple. Not any
more!
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 9:35 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: e330 question
>I consider that total course of action as bad... not good. Works fine
>until it doesn't work fine.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>> -------Original Message-------
>> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [OM] Re: e330 question
>> Sent: Sep 11 '08 02:30
>>
>>
>> Moose, Richard,
>>
>> One of the advantages on Elements 6.0 is its image acquisition software.
>> When I connect my cameras to a USB port and identify them as a data
>> source,
>> the software starts up, allows me to choose a file name and location for
>> the
>> images, and, after acquiring the images, asks me whether or not to
>> delete
>> the images from the camera. I normally choose "yes" and the camera card
>> is
>> cleared of images.
>>
>> I have not formatted a card since I initially formatted them when the
>> cameras were new.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 8:11 PM
>> Subject: [OM] Re: e330 question
>>
>>
>> > Richard Ociepka wrote:
>> >> Moose wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> I haven't found it necessary to reformat each time, I just do a
>> Delete
>> >>> All.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> Any reason not to format?
>> > In theory, I believe so, as an interrupted format is a bigger mess
>> than an
>> > interrupted delete. In practice, probably not.
>> >
>> > It's been so long since I needed to remember that low level stuff.
>> >
>> >
>> > Moose
>> >
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