Re: [gentoo-user] Memory cards and deleting files.

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

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antlists wrote:
> On 22/06/2020 14:19, Dale wrote:
>> So if I bought a 64GB card, I forced it to be formatted with FAT on
>> say my Linux box here, it would work in my trail cameras anyway?  It
>> makes sense.  It would seem it is more of a file system issue since
>> accessing a device shouldn't be affected my its capacity, well, maybe
>> some exceptions.  My trail camera may only support FAT which is only
>> found on 32GB and smaller.  I can get that. 
>
> Does it say it only supports 32GB cards or smaller? If it does, it
> probably doesn't have an SDXC slot, so you'll have interface issues.
> My TV supports up to 2TB, but only FAT, so I just have to reformat
> anything over 32GB ...
>
> Cheers,
> Wol
>
>
>


I recall reading in the little manual that it supports up to 32GB.  I've
never tried it before so it may be that the camera does but their tech
support doesn't for some reason.  At first, we bought two 32GB cards.  I
would go out and remove the cards, bring them home to download the pics
and then take them back.  After a while, I got tired of the walking.  I
could tell that 32GB was a bit . . . large.  I got 8GB cards to save
walking.  I go out in the woods, swap cards and come back to take pics
off the cards.  Next time, I swap out again.  It saves me one trip most
days.  Of course, I feed the deer to so sometimes I end up with a second
trip.  Usually I put water in the water bucket.  They drink a good bit
after eating salt out of the mineral site.  Not to mention the
occasional observation of the backside of a raccoon getting a drink. 
Usually we see the tails sticking up when the water level is a bit low. 
Sort of funny really.  LOL 

Anyway, the 8GB cards have been plenty large enough so it could be any
number of reasons they say the limit is 32GB.  It could be they know it
will run out of file names.  Most pics are named with four digit
numbers. So, 9,999 files and it either stops taking pics or starts
overwriting the files.  I haven't done the math.

I just thought of something.  The video camera doesn't have a format
function.  I use a old camera that is broken to format it.  It doesn't
take pics anymore but the display works and it formats fine.  Now I can
format them all without having to squint.  ROFL 

I'm still waiting on my glasses.  The lens takes a while.  Special
material and it takes extra steps to get it right.  At $600, they better
make me see much better.  O_O 

Dale

:-)  :-) 

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