The way sd cards work it really makes no difference. Both just re-write the directory structure. The data will still remain. The read/write memory of the cards has a finite number of writes. In fact erasing the files might even be better since the whole directory structure doesn't have to be rewritten.
Peter Fairweather wrote: > John > > Thanks to advice received here I've cracked the numbering problem. > > I do wonder whether formatting the card each time is better than deleting > all. > > Perhaps someone can enlighten os? > > Peter > > On 01/11/2007, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From: "Peter Fairweather" >> >> >>> I'm sure this is just stupidity on my part but I'm fairly new to the >>> K10D as well. >>> >>> I bought my camera nearly new a month ago. Every time I download the >>> pictures via the card reader, I delete all the images on the card when >>> it is back in the camera. Unfortunately the numbering system reverts >>> to 0001 each time, which means you had better download to a new >>> directory each time, (which I would do normally anyway) if you don't >>> want to overwrite previous images. >>> >> This is just a SWAG, because I have never seen what you're describing. >> >> Maybe if you are choosing to "delete" all of the images, the algorithm >> for numbering images in the camera allows the numbers for the deleted >> images to be reused. >> >> When I transfer my images to the computer, I put card back into the >> camera and use format to get rid of the old images, rather than deleting >> them. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> > > -- The difference between individual intelligence and group intelligence is the difference between Harvard University and the Harvard University football team. -- P. J. O'Roark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
