Sony Alpha help needed, A100 Max CF size

gamebit · 22nd March 2009

Hi Sony alpha users,

I am having a very wierd case, which i dun think makes sense.

I just gotten a 32GB kingston CF card for my A100. This card has no problems when taking pictures, reviewing pictures on the camera itself. But when I connect to the computer using the Mass Storage option under transfer mode, the drive appears on My Computer as usual. but when i try to access it, it gives me an error that i need to format the device. Which i tried to do it, I only see 7.87GB as the allowable format size. [

many question marks popping up all over my head...]

Anyway I managed to access the files from my comp, when i set the transfer mode to PTP (which is the PictBridge)... I can only copy the files, but not delete them, as i used do as with the Mass Storage option, when i was using my 4GB CF card.

Anyone knows is there a limitation on size of CF for A100, or is this a size limitation on WinXP? i doubt its the later, since my usb ext-hdd, can be of 500GB and has no problem for me.

Another question, if there is really such a limitation for A100 to detect 32GB, then it should not have displayed "2106" RAW pictures for me... Darn puzzling, can someone pls enlighten me?

gamebit · 22nd March 2009

I think i posted wrong place, THREAD CLOSED

Please refer here instead: http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showt...92#post4909192

22nd March 2009	#1
gamebit Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 410	Sony Alpha help needed, A100 Max CF size Hi Sony alpha users, I am having a very wierd case, which i dun think makes sense. I just gotten a 32GB kingston CF card for my A100. This card has no problems when taking pictures, reviewing pictures on the camera itself. But when I connect to the computer using the Mass Storage option under transfer mode, the drive appears on My Computer as usual. but when i try to access it, it gives me an error that i need to format the device. Which i tried to do it, I only see 7.87GB as the allowable format size. [ many question marks popping up all over my head...] Anyway I managed to access the files from my comp, when i set the transfer mode to PTP (which is the PictBridge)... I can only copy the files, but not delete them, as i used do as with the Mass Storage option, when i was using my 4GB CF card. Anyone knows is there a limitation on size of CF for A100, or is this a size limitation on WinXP? i doubt its the later, since my usb ext-hdd, can be of 500GB and has no problem for me. Another question, if there is really such a limitation for A100 to detect 32GB, then it should not have displayed "2106" RAW pictures for me... Darn puzzling, can someone pls enlighten me? __________________ α700 \| SAL2470Z \| SAL70200G \| KM85F1.4G \| SAL100M28 \| Rokkor58F1.2 Flicker Last edited by gamebit; 22nd March 2009 at 02:27 AM.

22nd March 2009	#2
gamebit Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 410	Re: Sony Alpha help needed, A100 Max CF size I think i posted wrong place, THREAD CLOSED Please refer here instead: http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showt...92#post4909192 __________________ α700 \| SAL2470Z \| SAL70200G \| KM85F1.4G \| SAL100M28 \| Rokkor58F1.2 Flicker Last edited by gamebit; 22nd March 2009 at 02:30 AM.