SanDisk 256MB Secure Digital Memory Card (SDSDB256800)
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Customer Review: Slow writing causes unreadability if you work too fast.
Summary: 3 Stars

I mucked around with it some more and found the problem. If you take photo's too fast, you can stuff the card. I did a few run-throughs clicking madly and consistently got the problem occuring (I had to format the card to get it working again). I found that especially when taking video, if you stop recording and start another recording just a *bit* too quickly, you basically can't take any more photo's or recordings as they all become unreadable.

What this boils down to is: Don't work too quickly. You have to take photo/video, wait 3-5 seconds. Take photo/video, wait 3-5 seconds and so on (and you REALLY have to wait 3-5 seconds). Unfortunately for me, there are times when I do hit the button just a bit too quickly and BAM, I've instantly ruined everything I've just taken. So, if you work slow and steady you should be fine. It's a decent card, but if you've got the money, I'd suggest looking at a card that works a bit faster.

Actually, if you check www.sandisk.com they tell you this about the card:

Why is my card not accessible or my pictures and files can't be opened?
- Taking pictures too fast so the camera cannot finish writing them before the next one is taken.
- Turning off the camera while it is still saving information.
- Removing the card while the camera is still saving data to it.
- Taking pictures with weak batteries.
- Large static charges to the card.
- Airport x-ray machines (we recommend carrying cards on your person).
- Sitting the cards on or near strong magnetic sources.
- Removing the card from the reader while you have files that are on the card open.
- Removing the card from the reader while it is still copying files to the hard drive.
- On a Mac, removing the card without first trashing the icon.
- On NT, removing the card without first running safe swap.
- On ME and win 2000, removing the card without first stopping it.
- File corruption is caused by many things and our memory cards are less susceptible than regular hard drives or other media with moving parts.

To recover the pictures you can try the following:
1. File recovery software will work in some cases (query on the internet for file recovery).
2. Locate a disk recovery service in your area (Try DriveSavers on the web at www.drivesavers.com or by phone at 1-800-440-1904. You may also try a search on the internet for data or disk recovery.)
3. Run Scandisk against the card.

As I said, it's a decent card and other than this, I haven't had any other problems with it. Just remember to work slowly.

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