From: Igor Roshchin > This is regarding formatting the card in the camera vs. erasing images. > > A while ago, I've seen recommendations that formatting the card > in the camera every so often helps avoiding problems with > the file system. > I have not seen any arguments about that, and cannot say for sure > if it is true or not with the modern flash cards. > > [speculation on] > I do not know the design of the flash memory as intimately as that of > some magnetic memories. So I am not sure (and it may depend on > the card implementation [?]) > - whether there is any type of "toggle-reset" of the cells during > the format, one that can decrease probability of the charge leakage > from the particular cell, hence improving retaining capabilities. > > Also, I am not sure if any check of the cells during format is > implemented; such that would allow marking bad cells (like bad > sectors in HDDs). Probably not... > [speculation off]
I dunno. I format because it takes me less time and effort than erasing. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
