SD cards damaged?

[greatwhite]

You purchased one from Amazon, did it die as well?

Bush,

I have got into these trail cameras the past year and they can be a real PIA. For me they seem to short out a lot,they do not function well in sub temperatures and I have experienced many problems with sd card,s.My solutions have been to make sure you use the right size sd card (under 32 g) to not use a micro sd card,to use lithium batteries.I still get problems.

I will probably be buying quality trail cameras in the future,maybe also better sd cards for outdoor and sub temp's.

[Snowwalker]

This sounds like it might plausible... very curious now

Also if the transfer rate for the sd card is too slow. You can get a card for $18 let's say another card the same size costs $28 but is a twice as fast and designed for Digital SLR and video cameras.

[Gilroy]

You purchased one from Amazon, did it die as well?

GW none of them have died save and except the first one which was replaced by the company but all three have had intermittent problems.

[Bushmoose]

Yup a wild shot but was the wrote protection tab in the locked position?

This sounds like it might plausible... very curious now

All the cards were in the "unlock" position. I was under the impression that the "locK" position is used if you want to prevent erasing the data? Ive been using these cards this way since I first began my quest into the digital era? Oh, and the cards range in GB from 4gb to 16 gb
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[Snowwalker]

All the cards were in the "unlock" position. I was under the impression that the "locK" position is used if you want to prevent erasing the data? Ive been using these cards this way since I first began my quest into the digital era? Oh, and the cards range in GB from 4gb to 16 gb
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Yes you are correct.

Which file format are you using Fat16/32, NTFS ?

If the cameras only read and write fat16/32 SD cards formatted to NTFS will not work. Your windows OS may have defaulted to ntfs because the cards are over a Gig.

[smitty55]

Definitely strange that all the cards have the same issue. My first thought was the card reader itself but I guess you've eliminated that. Next thought would be the cards were locked because then they won't write but you seem sure they weren't locked. Lastly, seeing as you format the cards each time I figured you may have accidentally done it in NTFS, in which case the cards won't work in the trail cams. Cheap cards are easier to corrupt but it seems you have quality ones there.
Back to formatting, I have no idea why you would feel the need to format the cards each time. I have had trail cams for ages and have never had an sd card fail. When I get a new memory card I format it in fat32 on my pc and then unless I have an issue I never do it again. I also don't delete the directory that the trailcam creates unless I'm switching brands, when in that folder and the card is getting fuller I just select all in the edit function and then shift+delete to permanently delete them and bypass the recycle bin. My reasoning is that flash memory is limited to how many read/write operations it can do, once it hits that max it won't work anymore, so I try to limit that as best as I can. So far it has worked well for me.
Finally, as it seems that the cards, or at least one for sure are functioning now I would lean to a formatting issue. Have you tested all three?

Cheers

[Fox]

Setting up again for the ML hunt at the camp property. A few days ago I went out to drop some corn down and there were 100 pictures between the 2 cameras. Yesterday I went out to drop more corn, 2 really big sets of tracks walking right past the camera and myself right in front of it and empty SD cards.

I have no idea what happened but you are not alone.

[greatwhite]

I wonder if the cold is affecting the cards, it shouldn't but then again they are making them quite cheap.

I will try some tests this weekend.

[mosquito]

All the cards were in the "unlock" position. I was under the impression that the "locK" position is used if you want to prevent erasing the data? Ive been using these cards this way since I first began my quest into the digital era? Oh, and the cards range in GB from 4gb to 16 gb
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Two of those are the slow Class 4 and two are Class 10(middle two), suitable for cameras. I asked about the formatting before, I think you are better off just moving the files off the card instead of formatting. I have 3 browning cameras, all year round near the cottage, all have class 10 cards and I have never formatted them and so far have not had a card go bad, I just move all the files to the laptop (where I sort them) and put the card back in. Get some Sandisk in Class 10, sizes you have should be OK.

https://www.staples.ca/collections/m...d-readers-8733

this one shows the Class 10 and is one I would get if I was buying another card but I don't buy the cheapest ones.
https://www.staples.ca/products/2448...d-32-gb-117827

[gbk]

mosquito-how to tell Class of an SD card-may sound strange-but have no clue-appreciate your help.