Rules for inserting/removing SD card?

Started by Animaniac888, March 18, 2020, 05:07:14 AM

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Animaniac888

I understand that you're not supposed to delete Magic Lantern manually, and you're supposed to wait after opening the battery compartment to remove the SD card.

Any other rules regarding SD cards? Just got Magic Lantern today, and I already thought I messed up with the SD card once: I turned on the camera without the SD, and then put in the SD while the camera was on. Nothing seemed to change though, but I'm wondering if there's anything else I should be aware of.

Walter Schulz

There is no harm done inserting the card "while camera is on".

a1ex

Quote from: Animaniac888 on March 18, 2020, 05:07:14 AM
I [...] put in the SD while the camera was on.

In normal circumstances, you can't do that; when you open the SD card door, the camera actually turns off.

The only exception is if the firmware gets somehow stuck when you open the SD door (very unlikely if you start the camera without a card, as you are running unmodified Canon firmware).