dpattinson Posted May 16, 2007 Share #1 Posted May 16, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Had a strange glitch today. Backed up shots from my SD card onto an epson P-5000 device. After putting the card back into the camera, I noticed that the counter showed 0 images remaining, and then a message saying SD card full appeared. I know the SD card wasn't full, since it was not full when I removed it from the camera. I then attempted to format the card, which started - but failed to end in reasonable time (yes/no screen showing, light blinking... for a long while). In the end I had to pull the battery to reset the camera, whereapon it correctly recognised the card and I was able to delete the contents and continue shooting. Later on, I backed up the card again, this time - same problem, but popping the battery did not fix the problem. Putting a different SD card in works fine. Of course, it may be the SD card... but the epson card reader has no problems with it. Anyone else had a similar problem? I'm a little worried about the camera being flaky. David. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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erl Posted May 16, 2007 Share #2 Posted May 16, 2007 David, I would suspect that the card is the flaky element. The fact that your Epson reads it is not a definitive test. Try formatting the card in another device and then retry in the camera, probably needing to format again. If worried, I would not use that card in that camera. Test run the card in another camera if you have one that fits. Always suspect the simplest element first. It's cheaper! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted May 16, 2007 Share #3 Posted May 16, 2007 David sounds really like a bad card, have a PDA phone throw it in there and get a new card. It happens, myself i would file right under G. I never take any chances here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpattinson Posted May 16, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted May 16, 2007 Card works OK in my Ricoh GRD, formatted and shot a few frames. Will try re-formatting it in the M8 later today and see how that goes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpattinson Posted May 16, 2007 Author Share #5 Posted May 16, 2007 Took the card out of the GRD, put it into the M8. Worked fine without reformatting (despite being formatted by the GRD last night). Re-formatted in the M8, still workign fine. I will see if the problem is only recurring after I backup the SD card on the epson P-5000. If so - that will be a real pain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted May 16, 2007 Share #6 Posted May 16, 2007 Outside the box question: I am not a user of the Epson storage devices. Check the owner's manual to see if it marks the card after it reads the current set of files. Maybe it notes the files it has downloaded and the M8 doesn't recognize that data. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudymarsh Posted May 16, 2007 Share #7 Posted May 16, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) David, Not all SD cards work with the M8. You may find the usable SD card maker in Leica's web page. Rudy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted May 16, 2007 Share #8 Posted May 16, 2007 I use the epson and Bill, you may want to try one.. they are great adn obviatethe need of a laptop... anyway, I would be inclined to return that SD card for a new one. Why take the risk, albeit remote that the card will once again fail.... :confused: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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