Formatting SD Memory Cards

[Liam Proven]

On 16 November 2012 10:56, Graham Todd <grahamtodd2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:46:39 -0500
> Dave Woyciesjes <woyciesjes at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Ahh, here we go:
>> http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/sd/connect/dsc/dmc_fz10.html
>> It appears that this camera doesn't like 4GB cards.
>
> That's the answer: thanks Dave.
>
> Curious that: it should be in the manual but I've looked through it
> time and again and can't find it.  And yes, I can confirm it works with
> a 2 gig card!

Also note:

2GB is the maximum size of a standard FAT16 filesystem. Bigger
requires FAT32. Some devices only support FAT16 and cannot read/write
FAT32.

It is extremely unlikely to work but there is a tiny tiny chance that
if you format the first 2GB of your cards as FAT126, they might work.
You will lose half the space but it might be worth a shot.

But any self-respecting technical type ought to know about FAT16
versus FAT32 and SD versus SDHC! :¬)


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