4GB card in 1D?

[ChrisP]

I've read before that you can use a 4GB card in a 1D (classic/original) but that you can only get the camera to use or see 3GB. Can a 1D owner clarify this and post instructions on how to do it? The camera wants to format the card itself and uses FAT16 which only gives me 2GB. if I format outside the camera using FAT32 then the camera won't read the card. It's a SanDisk Ultra II 4GB if that helps.

Thanks,
Chris

[ziggy53]

Chris,

I found one person who claims success formatting a 4Gig card using 64K clusters on a computer. You cannot format the card on the camera or you will get only 2 Gigs worth of storage.

http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:1VN0tsrJXigJ:www.pinoyphotography.o rg/forum/index.php%3Ftopic%3D23897.0%3Ball+%2Bcanon+%2B1d+% 2B%22fat+16%22+-mk+-mark&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=28&gl=us

If you're not intimate with FDisk, I don't recommend you attempt the process. At any rate you may be risking the integrity of the card so proceed at your own risk.

[ChrisP]

Thanks for the note, I had a feeling it would come down to some sort of partition jujitsu. I'll probably just see if someone wants to swap two 2 gig cards for my 4 gig.

Chris