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Digital Card

Started May 19, 2019 | Questions
Engine1944
Engine1944 New Member • Posts: 6
Digital Card

Hello,

I just got my G9X MarkII.  Can I use a digital card from another digital camera (Panasonic)?  Does it have to be reformatted?  Thanks.

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John McCormack
John McCormack Veteran Member • Posts: 7,101
Re: Digital Card
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Engine1944 wrote:

Hello,

I just got my G9X MarkII. Can I use a digital card from another digital camera (Panasonic)? Does it have to be reformatted? Thanks.

Yes. The make of the SD card doesn't matter, but format the card in the G9X camera before using it.

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DonA2
DonA2 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,720
Re: Digital Card

As john stated, definitely format in camera, not on the computer.  Also you may be best off to look at buying a new card if the old one is of low capacity.  8 gb is good if not doing a lot of video.  Newer SD cards tend to be a bit faster and they are relatively cheap.

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Engine1944
OP Engine1944 New Member • Posts: 6
Re: Digital Card

Thank you

John McCormack wrote:

Engine1944 wrote:

Hello,

I just got my G9X MarkII. Can I use a digital card from another digital camera (Panasonic)? Does it have to be reformatted? Thanks.

Yes. The make of the SD card doesn't matter, but format the card in the G9X camera before using it.

Engine1944
OP Engine1944 New Member • Posts: 6
Re: Digital Card

Thank you

DonA2 wrote:

As john stated, definitely format in camera, not on the computer. Also you may be best off to look at buying a new card if the old one is of low capacity. 8 gb is good if not doing a lot of video. Newer SD cards tend to be a bit faster and they are relatively cheap.

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