Would a poor memory card cause half pictures ?

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Hello all,

I just took a relatively modern camera out with an old SD card and found a lot of half photos , would this be the poor memory card ? What memory card should I get for a camera ?

Thanks all.
 
BADGER.BRAD said:
Hello all,

I just took a relatively modern camera out with an old SD card and found a lot of half photos , would this be the poor memory card ? What memory card should I get for a camera ?

Thanks all.
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It could I suppose.

I bought two Lexar cards for my EM1 MkII

64GB 2000X for the Raw and video (Class 10 - U3 - UHSII)
Mb|Sec Read 300
MB|Sec Write 260

64GB 1000X for the jpg (Class 10 - U3 - UHSII)
Mb|Sec Read 150
MB|Sec Write 75

No issues in a little over 13 months of use.
 
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BADGER.BRAD said:
Hello all,

I just took a relatively modern camera out with an old SD card and found a lot of half photos , would this be the poor memory card ? What memory card should I get for a camera ?

Thanks all.
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The speed rating on it is more relevant than the make.
It's ever more complicated you used to get e.g. Class 4 (too slow) to class 10 probably Ok for stills.
Then you got U1/2/3 and now V60/90
Sandisk are over rated I've had two physically break apart in less than two years regular use.
Kingston are good for much less money if you need to buy one.
 
BADGER.BRAD said:
Hello all,

I just took a relatively modern camera out with an old SD card and found a lot of half photos , would this be the poor memory card ? What memory card should I get for a camera ?

Thanks all.
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My initial thought is:-
What does the manual of the modern camera have to say on the Min & Recommended SD cards specs?

Secondly, did you format the card in the camera before taking pictures?

Lastly, was the camera recording 'full' images with another SD card?

PS FWIW I use SanDisk cards.

PPS shooting raw or jpeg and as such are you talking about 'half images' on rear screen and/or computer?
 
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I'm struggling to see how the card can do anything to affect the quality of the image. It will either record the data or it won't. I suppose it could fail to play back the data in such a way that the firmware or software would fail to spot the data error but that's unlikely with modern equipment.
 
I'll be totally honest and say I never checked anything, I try to take a camera with me where ever I go. I haven't used this camera for a while and just threw in an old Scan disk 2 gig card SD card.The only marking I can see is a number 2 in a circle ! I've never really messed with SD cards so didn't realize there were so many standards. Is it possible to go too fast as well as too slow ? The moral of the story I guess is to check the manual and do a little research as Box Brownie suggested. I did format it but only in camera.
 
In camera is (usually) the best place to do the formatting.
 
Here is an example of what it was doing, The camera produces a smaller thumbnail image which is complete. The camera worked ok on the first few images

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If another card of previously known good behaviour works AOK........I would be inclined to distrust that card and either not use it or dispose of it!
 
BADGER.BRAD said:
I'll be totally honest and say I never checked anything, I try to take a camera with me where ever I go. I haven't used this camera for a while and just threw in an old Scan disk 2 gig card SD card.The only marking I can see is a number 2 in a circle ! I've never really messed with SD cards so didn't realize there were so many standards. Is it possible to go too fast as well as too slow ? The moral of the story I guess is to check the manual and do a little research as Box Brownie suggested. I did format it but only in camera.
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You should always format a card if it's not been used in the camera before - each camera has it's own database file which holds info for the camera to preview images, etc - and might get confused if it finds a database file that matches the expected name / location, but with a slightly different format (EG from an older camera by the same manufacturer).

Note: The other thing that can cause 'partial' images is if you switch the camera off before its finished writing to the card from the internal buffer.
Always wait a bit after taking a shot before powering off the camera (on Sony, there is a little red LED indicator for card activity - I'd hope the same is true for other manufacturers, just wait until it's stopped flickering).
 
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O.k just read SD card requirements for the camera and it says min of class 4 and max of 32gb ??????? :police::police::police::police: Banging head on wall , bang, bang
 
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Files are stored on the SD card in blocks of memory. It could be that a large block of memory has been corrupted or lost. This can happen (aside from on bad cards etc) when/if a card is removed whilst still actively connected.
And... there are so many bad/counterfeit cards out there, it's amazing. The favourite tricks are to arrange for a smaller or corrupted card to report a larger size than it actually is. You would generally only see a problem when you start to access the non-existent area (can overwrite tables and give access problems, corrupted files. Mis-selling as a faster device than it really is, is a fav too...
When you get your new card, always test it using a utility like "h2testw" (Google it, it's free). You can compare speeds with other cards you have (many cards are faster than the link to your PC, so don't get too upset).
 
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O.k just read SD card requirements for the camera and it says min of class 4 and max of 32gb ??????? :police::police::police::police: Banging head on wall , bang, bang
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The one you put in was class 2 so too slow, you might get away with smaller image sizes - it won't be happy though
 
My guess would be a corrupt card , I would format it. This won't bring your images back but the card should be ok from there on, take some testers after format to check
 
I'm with the format in camera crowd. I had a similar disappointment with a set of shots when I'd formatted the card in my PC not the camera.
The thumbnails used for preview are quite small so looked intact but the actual images were fragmented and looked like yours.
I reckon if you format it in the camera it would work.

That said even really good SD cards are quite cheap so you might as well buy the fastest card that works in the camera
 
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I'm with the format in camera crowd. I had a similar disappointment with a set of shots when I'd formatted the card in my PC not the camera.
The thumbnails used for preview are quite small so looked intact but the actual images were fragmented and looked like yours.
I reckon if you format it in the camera it would work.

That said even really good SD cards are quite cheap so you might as well buy the fastest card that works in the camera
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I’ve had an experience where a card was reported as ‘full’ in camera despite being formatted in computer. There were most video clips on it I think but formatting in camera ‘cured’ it so I agree formatting in camera is best.
 
Which camera?

If it can handle 32GB, then it must be compatible with at least SDHC, and maybe SDXC cards. The manual should tell you which. Here's a reputable supplier of cheap SD cards (avoid ebay, etc.):
www.mymemory.co.uk

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