Thanks for this investigation Shel.
Looks like we'll have to look carefully to future SDHC logo soon.
In the meantime, I'll stick to < 2GB cards, as I feel safer with more
smaller cards than with a unique big one (just in case of crash,
failure, loss or any other disaster), and the price is still more
advantageous yet.
Patrice
Shel Belinkoff a écrit :
A week or so back I asked about the compatibility of the istDS (and, the
DS2 and DL as well) with 4GB SD cards. A few responses suggested the
camera "should" be able to handle them. I decided to look further for an
answer, and contacted Pentax directly. This afternoon I received a
response:
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Currently, the *ist DS camera with firmware version 2.0
supports 2 GB SD cards (SD Association version 1.1).
When newer SD cards with the designation "SDHC"
(SD Association version 2.0) of capacities of 4GB
become available Pentax will support this new SD
card standard with a firmware update for our *ist DS
camera.
There are 4 GB SD cards not carrying the "SDHC"
designation available now, but these were released prior
to the definition of the SD Association version 2.0 standard
(SDHC) and could well be incompatible with our cameras.
In summary, Pentax plans to support the new SDHC
standard (and higher capacity SD cards) as it comes on
line in the very near future but our *ist DS, *ist DS2 and
*ist DL camera are currently compatible with SD cards
2 GB and less.
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The way I read it, some 4GB cards may work with these cameras now, but
Pentax does not officially support them. IOW, you're on your own if you
decide to use such cards before the next firmware upgrade.
Shel
