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Old 31st October 2005 | 18:53
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oldfella
 
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Almost all cards come formatted nowadays. Once photos are transferred to computer, moved rather than copied, the card is ready to re-use and there should be no need to format it.

I've had a couple of cameras, as well as family members with their cameras, and the only time I've had to format a card is after a screwup - wife taking the card out of the camera with the camera switched on!!!!!! daughet taking card out of the camera and laying it down near a magnet!!!!! Bith guaranteed to lose pictures and possibly screw the card.

Always formatted from within the camera.
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