Originally posted by Docrwm I agree and would add that I ONLY format in camera - the only problems I have ever had were either with defective cards that weren't salvageable or ones that were formatted elsewhere.
I've heard, in the past here on the forum, that microSD cards were a no-no for in camera use. Have you had any problems with them? I tend to stick with SanDisk Extreme Pros.
Back when microSD first came out that was good advice, but I've only ever had issues with two SD cards. One old and well used one I was trying to make bootable and messed up somehow, and another I had in my rooted android phone being used as an extension for the internal storage, so many repetitive writes for app cache. That one was still readable but wouldn't allow writes, which is a failsafe when the card controller senses a major fault. Both were microSD, but what killed them was my abnormal use, not the card size or shape.
That said, for important things like pictures I only trust mainstream brands at medium capacities. Cutting edge capacities like the 256gb would make me nervous, but the tech is pretty stable now and I'm quite comfortable with Samsung and SanDisk cards 64gb and smaller. 128gb are pretty good too, but that's way too many pictures to trust to one card.
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Originally posted by Quartermaster James +1 for the Wasabi batteries, but stick with the OEM charger whenever possible.
The aftermarket chargers often charge at a higher voltage to increase charge rate and apparent total capacity. Seems useful, but it can decrease battery life over time, so I second the idea to use the Pentax charger when possible.