SD1M card errors.

atom14 wrote:

Dark slide wrote:

I've never used a card reader and not had a problem till yesterday with file transfer. The SD1M manual (p126) describes how to connect the supplied USB to a computer.

One factor that might have caused the card failure is that I did not use the camera for several months and did not charge the battery, in those circumstances the battery should be removed.

Dark slide. And to think I do cryptic crosswords, yet the title for this post eludes me

Nowhere in this thread do you state just what you do to transfer images from your camera to the computer. - Yes, a passing remark about a databank you have, but... In this post you have graced us with what you don't do. But would it be reasonable to assume you do actually connect the camera via USB cable?

Tell you what, do you think it's relevant to provide this information - about how you transfer images, I mean? There are lots of stabbing-in-the-dark responses, but the whole thread is painful to read as a result. - Rather like spaghetti running through your fingers.

Now, don't say that I don't give rewards and just chide. Here's what I do:

1) When finished photography, switch OFF the camera and remove the storage media (CF or SD card).

2) Place card into card reader - for the last 10 years a USB3 capable such - and connect to USB3 port on computer.

3) Examine the new X3F files using FastStone and select those for transfer to computer.

4) Copy selected files to chosen location on computer.

This results in 1 file-per-second transfer rate, contrasted against 1 file-per-10 seconds when using camera-by-cable-to-computer over USB2. - BUT, I know speeds vary, with devises, so don't take these speeds as final.

I do the same except that I copy the lot to the computer (in fact to a USB external drive) rather than selecting.

In my opinion the best program for file and directory management is Total Commander. The Windows interface for  this kind of work is a mess.

Don Cox