corrupt images on CF card

[whittaker52]

Hi Everyone,
I was just wondering if someone might be able to help me? over the past month or so i seem to be getting more and more dead (corrupt) images on my camera (Canon Powershot G3), and i cant work out if its a fault with the camera or the CF card. At the moment i seem to be losing more shots, than its actually allowing me to keep!

Ive had the memory card less then a year, so i may be able to send it back and get a new one, but the camera is just over 2 years old, and i dont really fancy paying out to get it repaired, so if there is a problem with it, i will just go and buy a dSLR instead.

Also, might it be worth me getting a memory card reader, instead of downloading the photos via the camera software (this will also allow me to format the memory card directly on the pc)?

Any help that can be offered, will be greatfully recieved.

Thanks in advance,
Oliver

[whittaker52]

just been playing with the D70 and 350D in my local camera shop, and its looking very much like the 350D will be the one i will be getting!

Ive got myself a USB CF card reader, but the images are still corrupt, so lost, which is a pain! but luckily i managed to download some of the photos that werent corrupt.

I use a PQI 512mb hi-speed compact flash card that i purchased from ebuyer. i have a spare 256mb PQI card (which i havent had any problems with before) that i can use to see if its the camera or the card, which im going to do this afternoon.

Im hoping that if the 512mb card is still knackered, i will get it replaced under warranty

[whittaker52]

well ive just taken loads of shots on the camera, using both memory cards. As expected, the 512mb card has a fair few corrupt shots, and the 256mb card has all the shots intact, so it would seem that its definitely the memory card and not the camera, thus i have emailed ebuyer and asked them to sort it, as the card is still under a year old! so i await their reply. Meanwhile im going to continue drooling over the 350D, and hopefully i can get it all sorted out in the next week or so

now to decide if to just go for the normal lens, or get the kit that includes the USM lens.....

On another note, this is the 512mb card i use - www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=47504

>> Edited by whittaker52 on Monday 20th June 16:15

[whittaker52]

a branded card doesnt always buy you a good/better memory card. a few friends have reported faults with both Lexar and SanDisk memory cards, and at the time it seemed like a good deal, and all the reviews it was given made it sound like a good card, thus why i bought it, plus it was recommended as a good card from a friend, who had no problems, so perhaps mine is just a one-off?

But anyway i will look at getting a larger capacity, high-speed card when i get my dSLR.

[whittaker52]

Yeah, i was recommended by a friend to do that while i was out in the US, which i did when i got back, infact ive done it about 4-5 times, and it still hasnt helped, which is a pain! oh well at least ebuyer are accepting it back to replace it, so at least i should have a new one in a week or so