Throw it away with the knowledge that you can replace it for just a few
dollars.
Other possibilities exist as well. Using the same memory card in multiple devices can
change the formatting or fill the header information on the card with gibberish, rendering it
temporarily unable to store digital pictures. So it??™s a good idea not to use the same card in
your MP3 player and digital camera. If you end up with a dead card, you can try to revive
the card by using the Format command in the camera??™s menu system. But, if that doesn??™t
work, you??™re probably out of luck.
222 How to Do Everything: Digital Camera
Choose a Memory Card Format
As mentioned, memory devices vary dramatically in size. In Figure 11-1 you can see the relative
sizes of the most common memory formats.
Worth noting is this: in at least a few cases, you needn??™t choose between different memory
storage formats anymore. Some camera makers include two or more different kinds of memory
slots in some of their cameras (see Figure 11-2). Not only does that mean you can pick a camera
for its features and not worry about whether you like SmartMedia or CompactFlash better, but
you can also insert two memory cards in the camera at once and switch from one to the other
when one card fills up.
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