This is an interesting point. Does a "quick format" guarantee subsequent contiguous writes? Or do you need to do a full format of the SD card to guarantee contiguous writes?
I don't think we need to worry about wearing out the flash with too many writes in our application. All SD cards are MLC (multi-level charge) type flash devices. These are targeted for consumer applications and have a write durability of about 10,000 writes to each cell. When flying, you can only write to each cell once if you filled the card. If you were to wear out a cell, the auto wear leveling of the device's flash controller will quarantine that sector so it cannot be used anymore. These quarantines will prevent contiguous writes naturally, but the card will still work find, the flaw will be transparent to the user. To wear out an SD card in our application, you'd have to fly more than 8000 times to even come close to wearing out an SD card with natural wear. It's true flash cards can fail for other reasons, but cell wear isn't one of them since we'll never fly our craft that many times with the same card.
You are using the same cards I am. You can even forget to format in the aircraft twice and still have enough room for continuous video throughout an additional 24 minute flight. Very forgiving and fast for downloading to your computer later. There are several completely self contained portable HDD drives designed for off loading microSD and SD cards in the field. They work well, but buying additional 64GB Extreme Pro cards on sale at $25 each is far cheaper and will have more capacity, in a tiny space!
Neither a quick format or a full format are a complete guarantee of contiguous files because the aircraft is writing other data to the card as well. But it should help.
All the DJI gurus, including Bladestrike, Tahoe Ed, and Mad_Angler, strongly recommend formatting the microSD card in the aircraft, which is a 2 second quick format. That's good enough for me!
Don't forget the 3 seconds to find the menu option! 5 seconds if your using Android. Hah!
Nothing else to do while waiting for the satellite count to reach enough satellites to record the Home Point. Not recommending carrying cards containing data. Just following the sage guru advice to always format in the aircraft, whether you do it at home, or in the field. Anyone having issues with card corruption would be wise to do the same.
Used cards with uncopied video are always inserted in the card wallet upside down. No confusion that way. I'm not gonna argue with sage guru advice, but...
or playstation. I put this in the same category as DJI's "recommendation" to not charge the RC and flight battery at the same time, that advice being hidden in the FAQs page, and not stated in the manual, so it's not important IMO, but that's just me. I know it works fine. It's also recommended I fly VLOS.
I would hardly put the collective wisdom of DJI Bladestrike/Ken and DJI Tahoe Ed and Mad_Angler1 in the same category as "advice hidden in the FAQs page" that you disagree with. Your preferences and conveniences are yours alone, and should not be taken as recommendations for all others, who would be far better advised to simply format the cards in the aircraft, as DJI intended.I prefer to format my SD cards with FAT32 on the computer I need to read the cards with. This guarantees I can read them to copy, if the drone can write to them. If the drone can't write to FAT32 formatted SDs, I have bigger problems. This also proves interoperability between my computer and drone. So far this hasn't been a problem in 2.5yrs and two computers. It's also more convenient for my workflow. I prefer being able to see the video I'm deleting, right before I delete it off the card.
General recommendations from DJI are just that, general by nature, and good to advise, given all the format possibilities that consumers can muster, such as formatting in a TV
If the card is greater than 32gig you would want to be using exFAT.I prefer to format my SD cards with FAT32 on the computer I need to read the cards with. This guarantees I can read them to copy, if the drone can write to them. If the drone can't write to FAT32 formatted SDs, I have bigger problems. This also proves interoperability between my computer and drone. So far this hasn't been a problem in 2.5yrs and two computers. It's also more convenient for my workflow. I prefer being able to see the video I'm deleting, right before I delete it off the card.
General recommendations from DJI are just that, general by nature, and good to advise, given all the format possibilities that consumers can muster, such as formatting in a TV
Exactly! Proves the point! Formatting in the aircraft will automatically use the correct format type needed by the aircraft, based upon the card size inserted!
I format in my... just kidding.
DJI just announced the discontinuation of the Phantom 5. You read it here first!
I assume the mythical P5 will understand exFAT. Correct me if I'm wrong but the P4 does and the P3 does not?
DJI and Hasselblad Introduces First Joint Aerial Photography PackageI just saw a story on the internet that the Phantom 5 will have a Hasselblad film camera option. I would love to have the option of taking world class aerial photographs, but I'm hoping the film back is interchangeable with a digital back. We will see.
Both the P4 and the P4P already support exFAT, as With The Birds pointed out, on cards above 32GB in size, and they require it. P4 and P4P only support FAT32 on cards of 32GB or smaller.
That's pretty funny. No way film will be use in a Phantom, not even as an option. DJI isn't in the habit of making products that don't sell. Do you have a link to that article?I just saw a story on the internet that the Phantom 5 will have a Hasselblad film camera option. I would love to have the option of taking world class aerial photographs, but I'm hoping the film back is interchangeable with a digital back. We will see.
