Pentax say they support FAT32 and >2GB memory cards. They even support "Write Acceleration" technology.
Christian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frits W�thrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 1:41 PM Subject: FAT > After upgrading to firmware v1.10, I let my *ist D format my 512MB CF > card. I checked the CF card on my WinXP machine, and it was reported as > FAT. So that is FAT16. > I then did a format of the CF card with my CF, and changed it to FAT32. > Then I put it back in the *ist D. The camera could read it without any > problem, and write a PEF file to it. > > Earlier it was stated operating systems don't support FAT16 over 2GB > size due to too big cluster sizes. So I would conclude from this, that > the *ist D can use >2GB cards if you format them first on a PC using > FAT32. > > Is this correct? > -- > Frits W�thrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > legend: > v = version > MB = mega byte > CF = compact flash > WIN = Windows > FAT = file allocation table > PEF = PEntax Format? > GB = Giga Byte > >
