Hi Jaume.
I think the horror stories about damaging cards are related to CF, not SD.
I always use a card reader and I think the tiny USB connector on the camera
is more fragile than the SD contacts. In fact, a friend of mine was able to
break the USB connector on his K10D to the point that Pentax service had to
replace the whole board behind it, with a cost comparable to the value of
that used camera. I suggested him to forget the USB connector and use a card
reader for downloading, but he wanted the camera to be repaired...
Dario
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jaume Lahuerta" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 6:50 PM
Subject: Transfer pictures: USB or card?
Hi,
I always transfer pictures to my PC using its card reader. I can't
remember why
I decided to do it this way, possibly because it is faster and doesn't eat
the
camera's battery.
However, I have been in contact with a person specialized in recovery
disks and
cards from hardware failures, and he showed me how fragile the contacts in
the
memory cards are. Also he told me horror stories about cards being damaged
only
by taking them in and out of the camera...all this scared me a bit,
frankly.
So...how do you tranfer your pictures? Do you think that there is a risk
in
removing frequently the card from the camera?
Thanks,
Jaume
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