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Hi if i delete photos from the card using the my laptop witch is faster than doing it with the camera does this damage the card
 
NEVER delete or FORMAT your card in computer always in Camera!!!!
Russ
 
What i do is move all my photos to my computer after a days shooting, pick and choose which to delete and which to keep on the computer, then just format the card in camera which deletes all the photos at the same time.
 
Deleting via the computer will not damage your card, however sometimes a camera will not like the way other equipment has deleted/formatted a card and may play up causing read/write issues ... in-camera format will normally resolve it.
 
Iphoto deletes them for me after importing to the computer. Never had any problems with cards.
 
russellsnr said:
NEVER delete or FORMAT your card in computer always in Camera!!!!
Russ
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Why? It essentially makes no difference. If your camera has issues with a card once formatted from the computer it will be apparent straight away. In which case, just reformat it in the camera. All that link is saying is that computer formatting will remove everything, even protected images. It says nothing about compatibility, or speed issues.
 
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I think deleting from a computer is fine, but some cameras are extremely picky about format. For example, the X100 will be pretty slow when you format the card on the computer but if you reformat it on the camera, it'll be fine...
 
Pookeyhead said:
Why? It essentially makes no difference. If your camera has issues with a card once formatted from the computer it will be apparent straight away. In which case, just reformat it in the camera.
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Quite true, but it may not be apparent until you shoot the first image or check the LCD screen, which means something else to remember to do and if you forget or do not notice then sods law says that first image you shoot may be one you did not want to miss, who needs the hassle of that possibility happening.:)
 
Pookeyhead said:
Why? It essentially makes no difference. If your camera has issues with a card once formatted from the computer it will be apparent straight away. In which case, just reformat it in the camera. All that link is saying is that computer formatting will remove everything, even protected images. It says nothing about compatibility, or speed issues.
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Hi, You read it all?
Quote:- Format a memory card in camera not computer

Please take note that SanDisk recommends formatting memory cards used for photography in your camera, not a computer.

This was the I felt the basis of the OP
Russ
 
Provided the memory cards are formatted to the correct filing system used in the camera (Fat32 or NTFS.etc), then they should be fine in the camera whether formatted in camera or computer.

if you're not sure what either are, then camera formatting is probably best as it wont get it wrong...
 
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russellsnr said:
Hi, You read it all?
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Ys, I read it all. It says that a computer format will remove even locked or protected files whereas the camera will not. That is all.
 
I've formatted cards on both the computer and assorted cameras. SanDisk's RescuePro managed to recover all "deleted" and formatted over files. It can't recover overwritten files.

Russel, in post #2, you state "NEVER delete or FORMAT your card in computer always in Camera!!!!
Russ". While it may be best practice to format in camera, there seems to be no reason not to delete files in computer rather than camera.
 
Pookeyhead said:
Why? It essentially makes no difference. /QUOTE]


Unless of course your on a mac and format to an apple system, the camera will have all sorts of issues then :lol:

The standard advice has always been format rather than delete, in camera rather than on computer. :)
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The OP wanted to know if it damages the card. The answer is no, it does not.
 
To the best of my knowledge most modern DSLRs use Fat32 as the disk format on cards, so if you format using the computer just make sure to use that and all should be dandy ... either way even using the wrong disk format it won't damage the card, just that you will have to re-format it again either on the 'puter or in camera.
 
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