Suggestion to speed up SD card reading
Hallo,
this is my first post so I hope that this is the correct thread.
I got a Sony A6000 a couple of months ago and started again to take photos after years of inactivity.
After the trial period I upgraded to the Sony Pro version.
My problem is that – every time I insert the 64Gb SD card, a SanDisk Extreme Pro – CP1 takes "ages" to load all the previews in the import window; actually the card is filled with 1200 photos.
So I suggest to add a filter in the import window where we can set the date we want to start see the previews, let's call it "last import date".
All photos taken before the "last import date" can be ignored and not shown at all in the import window.
Also CP1 might save the last imported image date on the Mac and pre-set the "last import date" the next time we open the import window.
Does this make sense also for other users?
Thank you so much for a great software!
Ugo
this is my first post so I hope that this is the correct thread.
I got a Sony A6000 a couple of months ago and started again to take photos after years of inactivity.
After the trial period I upgraded to the Sony Pro version.
My problem is that – every time I insert the 64Gb SD card, a SanDisk Extreme Pro – CP1 takes "ages" to load all the previews in the import window; actually the card is filled with 1200 photos.
So I suggest to add a filter in the import window where we can set the date we want to start see the previews, let's call it "last import date".
All photos taken before the "last import date" can be ignored and not shown at all in the import window.
Also CP1 might save the last imported image date on the Mac and pre-set the "last import date" the next time we open the import window.
Does this make sense also for other users?
Thank you so much for a great software!
Ugo
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[quote="ugrandolini" wrote:
Does this make sense also for other users?
No. I never keep older photos on my SD card, and certainly not 1200 of them. I always format my SD card after each session: since I have my pictures imported on my computer and backed up locally as well as remotely, I feel no reason to keep them as a third backup on the SD card.0 -
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Upload your SD, make sure there is a backup, and format that card every time in camera!
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What you are saying makes sense, but it's very bad practice to keep old pictures on your SD card. As suggested you should import, backup, and clear the SD card every time. Cards fail. 0 -
OP has a point since people could actually fill up a card with thousands of photos in one session like wildlife and drag cars.
What I do is create separate folders in camera if I want to keep photos separated. For example, when I photograph a new model or product in the same day. Not sure if A6000 has this option but Nikon does.
Default is folder "100" so in the SD card it will be something like "100D750". Using a different name like "101" will create another folder within the card to "101D750". I than change the "Import From" location to the specific folder.0 -
There may be some specific issues around this question that mean it is not a common problem for all users.
For example I tend to allow cards to fill up these days - perhaps to several thousand RAW images - but my RAW files are mostly form slightly older cameras than many will have and so are not huge and require less processing.
However ....
There is an advanced search facility in the import window - which means you have a filtered selection available. Set up the filter before opening (or inserting?) the card and selecting it and you should be able to limit what appears.
I admit I have not felt the need to use it much recently but I seem to recall doing so for a particular project and it worked fine.
HTH.
Grant0
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