Need some help with A350

[vibranze]

Yes, ultra2 not extreme2 haha paiseh.
So it's 100x only ar but for me it's sufficient liao

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[Oberon]

I was going through the canon website looking for some info for a friend's 40D and chanced upon a section of info that said that formatting a card is not the same as doing a low-level format. Apparently, format only renames the folder to become invisible not deleted. The picture file is still in the card. Using a low-level format erases the info and "defragment" the card. It also suggested that low-level formats should be done routinely to ensure the card does not slow down.

 

[vibranze]

This is so contradictive with what i've read, that it's not recommended to re-format your CF/SD/MS regularly because it will shorten their lifespan.

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[Rashkae]

This is so contradictive with what i've read, that it's not recommended to re-format your CF/SD/MS regularly because it will shorten their lifespan.

V

What rubbish.

 

[vibranze]

lol, so it's not true at all?

V

 

[Rashkae]

lol, so it's not true at all?

V

No lah. All solid state memory does have a fixed number of read/writes before they may start failing, but there's little difference between a format (which just tells the FAT to mark a file as deleted) or writing a pic.

And even so, this MTBF is usually between 10-20,000. So even if you format every day, it may take 10-30 years...

 

[vibranze]

i see, got it now so all the readings are all exaggerate one, can't really believe what they've mentioned.

v

 

[Rashkae]

i see, got it now so all the readings are all exaggerate one, can't really believe what they've mentioned.

v

Paranoia from the days of magnetic floppy disks?

 

[Oberon]

Here's the info taken from Canon that I was talking about.

http://support-sg.canon-asia.com/contents/SG/EN/8000190200.html

 

[Rashkae]

Here's the info taken from Canon that I was talking about.

http://support-sg.canon-asia.com/contents/SG/EN/8000190200.html

Well, that only refers to troubleshooting cards that seem to be giving problems. A low-level format also applies to floppies, harddrives, etc etc.