Wed Dec 18 09:14:42 EST 2013 Stan Halpin wrote: > On Dec 17, 2013, at 4:28 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > > > I've never had any problem formatting my SD cards in camera but the SD > > Association (they maintain the SD Card standards) suggest that you can get > > better performance using the SD Formatter 4.0 software for SD/SDHC/SDXC > > cards. > > > > It's a free download for Windows & Mac. > > > > https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/ > > > > > > -- > > Cheers > > > > Brian > > > > Brian, as I read their note, it recommends using their formatter in lieu of > the computers' generic formatting process designed for a variety of storage > media. And that makes sense. But it doesn't speak to in-camera formatting > since presumably the camera manufacturers are using formatting procedures > specifically tuned for the SD media. > > My takeaway is that I should use their utility on my computer if/when I > format an SD card on the computer, but it doesn't resolve the in-camera vs. > in-computer card formatting "controversy." > > stan
I agree with Stan's conclusion. After all, it is the camera manufacturer who knows what's best for its camera. >From that, in principle, the issues can occur when using the card with a different brand camera, - but I've used my card formatted in K-7 or K-5 in Panasonic Lumix P&S' without any problem. Igor -- 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.
