I haven't had much trouble with cards - well none really. I put it down to the
fact that I only erase as I go if I have a really big card in (16gig) and
download it before it's even half full. The only time I fill a card is in the
studio and then there have been no erasures. I download and then as soon as it
goes back in the camera, I format.
With many cameras, including the Panny G2 I have at the moment, the format
command is hard to find. Nikon, on the other and, have the two button quick
format routine on their pro bodies - it's that important.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 30/09/2010, at 10:46 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> I don't recommend erasing files unless its absolutely necessary to
> regain some partial space. The reason is that it greatly complicates
> image recovery should you accidentally format the card. I did that once
> by accidentally inserting the wrong card and formatting one that had
> some important images on it taken earlier that day. Some of the images
> were recovered, some partially recovered and others lost completely.
> Fortunately, the one or two important ones that I lost I was able to
> re-shoot that same day. I especially kick myself for that one since I
> know exactly how the file system works and exactly why erasure can lead
> to partial data loss after an accidental format. Don't do it unless you
> have to.
>
> But if you need to get rid of everything just format the card rather
> than erasing. Formatting is faster and designed exactly for that purpose.
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