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More info?)
Hi all... This is incredible, the number of different answers and opinions.
The actual facts must lie somewhere in between.
Someone somewhere must know it all.
I emailed Kodak with a very clear succinct question, and the answer I got
sounded
like it came from India or somewhere near...Pathetic indeed.
As for myself, I format only in my Camera, which is a Kodak DX 6490.
I don't do it very often, but after I load up the card with pics and d/load
to the PC,
I may format at that time, which isn't too often...
I have never read anywhere that formatting can damage the Card...
"Gym Bob" <nothanx@spam.me> wrote in message
news:NKidnbMAXpIv_rffRVn-gQ@golden.net...
>I have had many harddrives fail over the years but never for the last five.
> Your point is moot. read the text and other posts about controlled
> failure.
>
> "CSM1" <nomoremail@nomail.com> wrote in message
> news:gptWd.1397$WK2.649@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com...
>> Yeah! And hard drives never fail either!
>>
>> If you believe the drive manufacturers specs, hard drives last forever.
>> Well, at least 100,000 hours or about 11 years.
>>
>>
>> The life of memory cards:
>>
>
http://datataker.com/technotes/TN0013A1%20-%20DT800%20Compact%20Flash%20Card%20Compatibility.pdf
>>
>> Quote:
>> Erase Cycles
>>
>> The number of times a sector on a card can be erased impacts on the
>> useful
>> life of the card. This is typically 10,000 to 1,000,000 times.
>>
>> Sandisk White paper:
>>
>>
http://www.sandisk.com/pdf/oem/WPaperWearLevelv1.0.pdf
>>
>> Memory cards have long lifetimes, but not unlimited.
>>
>> --
>> CSM1
>>
http://www.carlmcmillan.com
>> --
>>
>>
>> "Gym Bob" <nothanx@spam.me> wrote in message
>> news:L-ednSAgBubRy7ffRVn-sg@golden.net...
>> > LOL...bologna!
>> > When you write your pictures to your card you are doing an almost
> complete
>> > rewrite of your card in each loaction.
>> >
>> > This "wear out your memory / limited writes", old wives tale went out
> with
>> > hooped skirts. Look at the specs. The card will be worn out about 100
>> > years
>> > after you are dead and your 256byte card is obsolete.
>> >
>> > If you can't format your card sometimes, who would trust it with yout
> hard
>> > spent photo time?
>> >
>> > "CSM1" <nomoremail@nomail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:L3oVd.20575$D34.1199@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
>> >> Shame on you Ron Baird.
>> >> That is the worse answer you have ever given in this NG.
>> >>
>> >> The truth is NEVER format a picture memory card in the computer or
>> >> reader.
>> >> Only format memory cards in the camera that the card is to be used in.
>> >>
>> >> Formatting to FAT32 will most likely cause the camera to refuse the
>> >> memory
>> >> card as being defective and sometimes will not reformat.
>> >>
>> >> Since Memory cards have a limited write cycle, excessive formatting
>> > shortens
>> >> the life of the card.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> CSM1
>> >>
http://www.carlmcmillan.com
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> "Ron Baird" <ronbaird@kodak.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:d04mc5$7of$1@news.kodak.com...
>> >> > Greetings Yoonome,
>> >> >
>> >> > You can format the card as often as you like. Just make sure that
> you
>> >> > have
>> >> > captured all of the images to your hard drive or burned to a CD etc.
>> > Once
>> >> > you have secured the images, you can clear the card. There are also
> a
>> >> > number of ways to format media. In general I would use FAT as the
>> >> > option
>> >> > for
>> >> > cameras. FAT = File Allocation Table. There is a newer FAT32 that
>> > relates
>> >> > to the same thing but in 32 bit, which if fine for computers etc.
> But
>> > the
>> >> > earlier version of FAT works well in cameras.
>> >> >
>> >> > What specifically do you want to know about formatting and what is
> end
>> >> > result you are after, Yoonome? Glad to help you out.
>> >> >
>> >> > Ron Baird
>> >> > Eastman Kodak Company
>> >> >
>> >> > "Yoonome" <Yoonome@Yoonowhere.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:NqJUd.527509$8l.41607@pd7tw1no...
>> >> >> I'm getting conflicting opinions on the formatting of Camera Memory
>> >> >> Cards.
>> >> >> When should one do this, ? how often, ? &, Does it do any harm ?
>> >> >> Please don't jump in here unless you know for sure, as guessing
>> >> >> doesn't
>> >> > help
>> >> >> any...
>> >> >> I contacted Kodak twice , and their answer made no sense at all.
>> >> >> Considering where some of these call centres are located, it's no
>> >> > wonder...
>> >> >> Thanks in advance for any help...
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