Sd Card Formating

[malagabob]

Bought what I thought was a bargain, a 4GB SD card for my compact digi camera. Put it in as I have done with others nothing appears on screeen. Normally I have to set date and time.
On closer inspection of the packaging its "in small print" for video.
But I have been told I can format it by placing it in a card reader and connecting the reader to my PC. Any one confirm please. TIA.

[sunny-dave]

Should be OK to format with your PC.

Does your camera not have a 'format sd card' option in the menu somewhere?

[malagabob]

Thanks Dave will have to have a look to see.

[bhg481]

Don't worry about the for video bit, some video recorders and cameras use SD cards and need a faster access time than still photos i if the card is good enough for video it's certainly good enough for your camera.

It doesn't sound like you've ever bought an extra card for your camera before - the only time I have to set the date and time is when I use a camera for the first time.

Most camera manufacturers state that the camera is the best place to format your card, NOT a computer. Your camera menu will have an option to format the card, together with a warning that all photos on the card will be deleted - just OK that because there are no photos on your card.

[johnsonjack575]

yes format it using PC in FAT32 format dont click on quick format ,click on complete format .it will be better

[malagabob]

Thanks to all