>>>>how would you use your computer to format the card,
>>>>and why would you[/color]
>>
>>'Why not?' you ask.[/color]
>[long list of XP format options snipped]
>
>>Here is what my computer's 'Help' says about the instruction 'Format'.
>>That lot is for XP. W2000 will be different and so too will be Vista.
>>Then there is Apple and Linux. Obviously not all of these options will
>>apply to a memory card for a camera but if the proper operation of
>>your camera depends on a particular setting and you don't give it to
>>it, then you can expect trouble.
>
>Absolutely. That's why I wrote
>"Of course you need to know which file system the
>camera expects and how to use the tools of your operating system to
>create just such a file system. For some people this seems to be an
>unsurmountable problem."
>
>>Formatting using your camera will
>>ensure that everything is done correctly.
>
>And that's why I said
>"In any case, it _IS_ more complex than using the
>format command in your camera which is one good reason to use the
>camera."[/color]

Sorry. I wasn't trying claim that you were wrong. All I was doing was
illustrating your point.

Eric Stevens