Dumb question #2, How long to format 4g card?

Put the 4gig card in D200-turned it on-Pressed two format buttons till "for" blinks-Press buttons again and now 15minuts later still reads "For"; now what?

Thanks

That's just not right.

I've never used the two buttons technique to format a card in the D200, I use the format menu item in the settings menu. Typically takes 5-10 seconds.

I'd try switching off the camera, switch it back on after a couple of seconds, then format the card via the settings/format menu.

Yeah, something wrong there. My experience is similar to Craig's - 10 secs max, but I use the buttons.

best solution would be to send the camera to me and i can have a look......

might take a while though....

if you like i can test it underwater too! So best if you package it in the housing when you send for safe shipping....

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Mike's back at his best!

Aren't you supposed to be in the Phillipines mate?

not till next wed.....

but the mantas are goin off! so...

tough decisions i tell ya

Awwww didddums....

Blow the mantas a bubble from me.

I use the two button format on my D200 with a 4 gig card - about 15 sec same as via the menu.

Dodgey card ? - does the card read and write on say a pc with a card reader ?

Paul C

i had a problem like that with an older 1gb card. it "locked" up my d200. so i just turned it off, took the battery out, took the cf card out. powered up the d200 and it was fine with another cf card. i have since not used that cf card on the d200, just for moving doc files to and from my computers.

Mike I will be happy to send you the camera to fix as long as I retain all rights and control over any "test" images you take till death do us part, fair?

I put the card in my other body and no problem it formated. So I need to test another card in the 1st body. One camera seems to have issues, now the pop up flash is not working. Tonight I will reset to factory settings and see what happens.

Hmmmm, 4G cards.

I took one on my last trip & it could take up to 10 seconds to write an image to the card; I say up to as it varied a lot. But it would format OK in the camera (D100).

My dive buddy had a D200 & he too had problems with his 4G card: sometimes it wouldn't work in his card reader, sometimes it would - but not allow cable downloading from camera to pc.

We both ended up back using our 1G's...........