I have discovered if I want to transfer fuji files direct to my android tablet (Samsung Galaxy Tab 9 FE) via an SD card reader instead of using the Fuji App, I can't unless the SD cards have been formatted in my computer. Basically the tablet can't read or recognize SD cards if they have been formatted in a Fuji camera.
Is there any downside to formatting SD cards in Windows file explorer and then loading them into my camera?
Geoff D F wrote:
I have discovered if I want to transfer fuji files direct to my android tablet (Samsung Galaxy Tab 9 FE) via an SD card reader instead of using the Fuji App, I can't unless the SD cards have been formatted in my computer. Basically the tablet can't read or recognize SD cards if they have been formatted in a Fuji camera.
Is there any downside to formatting SD cards in Windows file explorer and then loading then into my camera?
I haven't had any problems doing that, I have an SD card reader to plug into the Samdung Android tablet and transfer jpegs fron Xpro2 and Xt3 cards happily, haven't tried Xy5 ones yet.
No point in trying RAF files.
What are your ZSD cards?
And yes, best practice with any removable media is considered to be to format in the device you will use it in.
Gerry
I just remembered that the last couple if times I did it I needed to restart the tablet with SD card reader (actually a USB hub with card reader) attached and SD card in the slot. Presumably after an Android update had changed something.
I will try it a bit later with my Xt5 cards which are UHS-ii 128gb cards.
FAT32 is the version I'm familiar with.
I just tried it successfully, plugged the hub with 128mb Lexar 1800x v60 card into my Samsung tablet.. I use File Manager plus app for such things, I had to refresh the app but the card then appeared as 'USB Mass Storage . I also had a small SSD plugged into the hub and I successfully copied both jpeg and RAF Xt5 files from card to the SSD and also to the internal storage and micro SD card.
The camera SSD card was originally formatted in the Xt5, as I always do.
AZ Photo wrote:
The camera formats cards up to and including 32GB as FAT32 and everything over 32GB as exFAT - you would hope that Android could handle that.
I've never come across FATF as a filesystem.
As per my message above, my Android tablet which is about a year old has no trouble copying and opening files from an Xt5 off a 128gb uhs-ii card formatted in the camera,
gyoung143 wrote:
As per my message above, my Android tablet which is about a year old has no trouble copying and opening files from an Xt5 off a 128gb uhs-ii card formatted in the camera,
Gerry
Hi Gerry,
I think you said you use File Manager Plus app. Is this the default file manager app that comes with the tablet or something downloaded from the app store?
AZ Photo wrote:
The camera formats cards up to and including 32GB as FAT32 and everything over 32GB as exFAT - you would hope that Android could handle that.
I think you said you use File Manager Plus app. Is this the default file manager app that comes with the tablet or something downloaded from the app store?
Cheers Geoff
It's downloaded from the app store. I've used it for years, very good, simple to use, and free! You can pay for ad free version, but I don't.
AZ Photo wrote:
The camera formats cards up to and including 32GB as FAT32 and everything over 32GB as exFAT - you would hope that Android could handle that.
I've never come across FATF as a filesystem.
That's what one would expect. I don't own any Fuji bodies ATM, but surely theer should be any compatibility with the tablet.
I have access to the Samsung tabs, but have not tried reading cards yet. I don't think they support the half-duplex (fast) mode of the UHS II, so may only operate at UHS I speeds. I expect that the internal SSD is slow anyways.
gyoung143 wrote:
It's downloaded from the app store. I've used it for years, very good, simple to use, and free! You can pay for ad free version, but I don't.
Gerry
Thanks. I have tried it and its still not working for me. Still reading cards formatted by my computer but not formatted by the camera.
Geoff D F wrote:
Thanks. I have tried it and its still not working for me. Still reading cards formatted by my computer but not formatted by the camera.
Strange. Next thing I would try is a smaller, slower SD card, a non uhs-ii. I wonder if the card reader is suspect?
gyoung143 wrote:
Strange. Next thing I would try is a smaller, slower SD card, a non uhs-ii. I wonder if the card reader is suspect?
Gerry
I actually tried this with an old 16gb v30 card. Same problem. The card reader is a basic thumb drive style USB card reader that you stick the SD card into. It works if the SD card is formatted in my laptop but not an X series camera. It also works fine if transferring to a laptop. What brand is your USB hub?
Geoff D F wrote:
I actually tried this with an old 16gb v30 card. Same problem. The card reader is a basic thumb drive style USB card reader that you stick the SD card into. It works if the SD card is formatted in my laptop but not an X series camera. It also works fine if transferring to a laptop. What brand is your USB hub?
Just a cheapie from Amazon UK a year ago, and 'no longer available' even here! I remember having some problems with an older one but can't remember details. This was bought a few weeks after I got my Xt5 so might be of significance!
I got in this discussion very late...I always format my CF/SD/MicroSD cards after I download the images. I do it either "in camera menu" or from the Windows "X-Drive" menu..right click.."FORMAT"..
