Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill Biggart was carrying a Canon D30 when one of the towers crashed on him. The card survived; http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0111/biggart_intro.htm S.d. On Mar 27, 2009, at 10:23 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > At 12:22 PM 3/27/2009, you wrote: > >> This has probably come up before so I apologize for needing a >> reiteration, but how long can an SD card hold its data without >> deteriorating? >> >> A 2 gig card will hold more pictures than the amount of film I'd >> shoot on a given day, and now definitely costs less, but what are >> it archival properties? > > > As long as you don't hook it up to anything, or wash it in the > washing machine, it should hold its data indefinitely. Much, much > longer than a roll of film. I have even washed them in the washing > machine and put them through the drier and they still downloaded > just fine. The biggest danger seems to be bending the little wires > inside the connection slot. Even then, you can still retrieve the > images with a little work. Transcend has a lifetime guarantee on > their cards and some other manufacturers offer 10 years. > > Tina > > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information