I've read several places that in camera formatting is preferred over computer formatting.
-----Original Message----- >From: Stan Halpin <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: SD Formatter > > >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 -- 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.
