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Thank you very much! As always, you have been helpful and very informative.
But still: why does eCS work with 2GB cards (which have been formatted 
in the same camera)?
Thanks again.
Stephan

Kris Steenhaut wrote:
>
> Stephan Bucher ha scritto:
> > Right. It is just a bit frustrating that the card in the USB reader is
> > recognized by eCS (a drive letter is assigned upon contact) but then
> > "the device can not be accessed", even with FAT32 installed. Windows
> > shows that the card's FS is FAT32.
> >
> Never believe what dummy computers order you to believe.
>
> Most, if not all new cams (since 2008 or so) have their own 
> proprietary "cam file system".
>
> For instance, with my two cams Sony Cybershot DSC-H5 and Sony 
> Cybershot DSC-HX1 and a 16 GB Memory stick pro duo.
>
> When changing that stick from the one cam to the other, the other cam 
> has to reformat the memory card, otherwise it couldn't store pictures. 
> Because the cam needs something very proriatary on the memory stick.
>
> That's because the cam's hardcoded software needs it to be so. The 
> same hardcoded software let's Windy believe the file system is fat32, 
> and the very same software makes the memory card readable for and 
> downloadable to Windy.
>
> Bottom line, it looks like fat32 but it isn't fat32. And as (of 
> course) cam manufacturers don't know anything about eCS, they don't 
> make their hardcoded cam software compatible with eCS. Moreover, even 
> the MAC is considered as something neglisable.
>
> For instance (again) with the Cybershot DSC-HX1.
>
> The video mpeg files are stored in a separate directory on the memory 
> stick. Albeit the cam has been set to PTP, eCS can't see that 
> directory. Worse, even my MAC computer can't see that directory. Not 
> when the cam had been set to PTP, and worse, the MAC can't see that 
> directory either when the cam had been set to "Mass storage". Albeit 
> the MAC believes too the stick is a FAT32 thingie.
> Which means video files only can be downloaded from the Sony DSC-HX1 
> to Windy.
>
> Bottom line, as it stands now PTP is our only reliable resource if we 
> are concerned about new cams.
> And even PTP has it's restrictions now. (-:
>
> -- 
> Groeten uit Gent,
>
> Kris
>
> 

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