Canon 40D Quirks

[Edd]

Okay so I've had my 40D now a couple of months and noticed a few things and wondered if you guys have the same problems or is it a camera fault.

Its mainly to do with the camera seeing the CF Card or recogising it can write to it.

If the card is has all images deleted from it the camera tends to say that it can't recogise the file system. Taking the card out and reseating it a couple times seems to get it to work again. I have managed to get round this by leaving one image on the card and deleting all others.

Second quirk seems to happen when the battery has been removed for charging. When replaced and switched on the camera says the card is full. Remove the card and reseat it seems to work and away you go again.

Anybody else have problems like this or should I take the camera back for repair ????

Thanks in advance.

Ed

PS the CF Card is a 4GB Sandisk Extreme III

[bob_r]

Ed,

After you erase the images, are you reformatting it? Canon recommends that procedure rather than just deleting the images.

Bob R

[Edd]

Hi Bob,

Thanks for that.

I've just re-read the sections in the camera manual and under the formatting section it does recommend reformatting if you have persistant card errors.

Deleting images though makes no reference to reformatting, but I'll give it a spin and hopefully its problem solved.

Regards

Ed

[mcrouse@mac.com]

For what it is worth, I have had a Canon 40D since early July of this year. I have not had any similar problems so far. I do delete the images from the card by formatting the card in the camera.

Michael

[gldiana]

Ed,
deleting the photos rather than reformatting shortens the life of the card.

[Edd]

Luca, Michael, Thank you very much for the advice. Didn't realise a delete would affect life of the card.

Started to do as Bob suggested and no problems so far

Ed