Comments on: How to Use Camera Memory Cards: 18 Essential Tips https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/ Digital Photography Tips and Tutorials Sun, 10 Dec 2023 18:03:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 By: Rob https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/comment-page-2/#comment-784173 Sun, 10 Dec 2023 18:03:04 +0000 https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/#comment-784173 When traveling, I download my card eachevening to my tablet. I put a 512 GB mini card in my tablet and have a card reader that connects directly to my tablet. I shoot about 2-3 days on a card and then retire it and put in a fresh card, check it for images, then format it. I carry 12, 32GB cards and 6 64GB cards, and that’s usually way more storsge than I need. I use a Pelican case for the 12 cards, the 6 64’s are in an off brand case. I turn my used cards upside down in each case.. seems to work.. so far.. BTW.. great article.

]]> By: Rob https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/comment-page-2/#comment-784172 Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:53:36 +0000 https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/#comment-784172 In reply to wendygoerl.

And maybe cell phones as well.

]]> By: David Graeme-Baker https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/comment-page-2/#comment-783190 Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:32:06 +0000 https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/#comment-783190 One thing I would really like to do is change the name that appears on the computer when I add an SD card – they all come up as “Untitled” I would like to name them “RAW1” or “JPEG2”
Or at least call them Nikon or Fuji.
Every time I name a card in the computer – the name doesn’t survive the re-formatting in the camera.
Is there a workaround ?

]]> By: Vincent https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/comment-page-2/#comment-782050 Mon, 20 Feb 2023 16:40:25 +0000 https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/#comment-782050 Great primer for those interested in maintaining the integrity of their memory cards and the photography on them.

I personally have never violated any of the rules in your article, but I’ve always wondered if deleting at the camera would degrade the card. I suppose I have my answer.

Photographers should create a very simple and consistent workflow for themselves, whereby they come home, dump their day’s work onto their computer or drive, then format the memory cards for next use.

One thing I especially advocate in terms of backup safety is loading two cards in your camera at once and using the setting in your system where each card is saving as a mirror of the other as opposed to moving onto card 2 after card one is full. You cycle through cards faster, but it’s well worth the peace of mind.

]]> By: kLEIN https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/comment-page-2/#comment-781892 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 06:03:46 +0000 https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/#comment-781892 I encountered a problem with my Canon EOS 6D.
It was due to an SD card erased many times but never reformatted – Canon Service Tip
This caused a problem when shooting….
So now, I no longer delete my photos after loading, I FORMAT!

]]> By: Arthur_P_Dent https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/comment-page-2/#comment-781711 Sat, 14 Jan 2023 17:10:45 +0000 https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/#comment-781711 This isn’t the first time I’ve seen recycling on this site.

One of my strategies with my memory cards is I have numbered them and rotate them regularly, ensuring that any wear and tear is evenly distributed.

]]> By: Ian R https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/comment-page-2/#comment-781532 Thu, 05 Jan 2023 17:45:55 +0000 https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/#comment-781532 In 2023, memory is so cheap that I treat each card like a roll of film (remember those). When it’s full or nearly full take it out, flip the security switch (my cameras us SD cards) and store, just like your negatives in the days of film. My “exposed” cards are stored in 35mm film tubs (yes I shoot film too!). I always format in the camera I intend to use them in when I buy them.

]]> By: Bman70 https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/comment-page-2/#comment-745204 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 01:45:00 +0000 https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/#comment-745204 What’s with these creepy articles with no date listed? This is what some of these bloggers do to try to keep a blog seeming relevant. But readers just end up needlessly confused, reading outdated material. In this case 11 years later SD card technology has had lots of advances.

]]> By: Simon Konecnik https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/comment-page-2/#comment-742596 Thu, 06 Sep 2018 19:27:00 +0000 https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/#comment-742596 This is the best article ever about microsd stuff.

]]> By: Bata Shoe Co. BD Ltd https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/comment-page-2/#comment-733840 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 03:42:00 +0000 https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-using-and-caring-for-memory-cards/#comment-733840 WOW thank you very much for nice guides about memory card Using and Caring, it is really helpful for everybody.

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