Can a Wi‑Fi SD card work in an older camera limited to 2GB SD cards?
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I have an older camera (for example, a Canon PowerShot A620) that officially supports only SD cards up to 2GB. Can a Wi‑Fi SD card such as an Eye‑Fi or similar still work in a camera like this, perhaps by formatting a larger SDHC card to a 2GB FAT partition? If not, what simple wireless transfer options are available for moving JPEG or RAW files from an older camera?
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SDHC cards can be formatted back to FAT format below the 2GB partition size and work in many SD cameras.
The limitation will be if the Eye-fi functions will work or not. Delete was not an operation available to early models so you'd need an SDHC version even if you could find the original 2GB SD version 2nd hand.
Best option is to buy a card online and try it out and report back to us, it's hardly bank-busting. The SanDisk 4GB Eye-Fi cards are around £15 GBP as of October 2015.
update following comments: Eye-Fi are not the only player in town, just the best known. Transcend and Toshiba both offer wi-fi cards. The transcend looks like it allows raw access. Also there is an ez Share card I found which appears to be a MicroSD adapter which acts as a wifi host for the SD card inside. so you might even be able to use it with a 2GB MicroSD card.
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Sometimes, but it is not guaranteed. Some older cameras that are limited to 2GB SD cards can still use an SDHC Wi‑Fi card if the card is formatted with a 2GB FAT partition. However, compatibility depends on the camera’s card controller and firmware, so it may or may not work.
For Eye‑Fi specifically, the safest approach is to check the manufacturer’s camera compatibility list for your exact model. If the camera is not listed, operation is uncertain.
Also note that older cameras may support basic file writing but not all newer card features, so the Wi‑Fi functions themselves may still fail even if the card is recognized.
If Eye‑Fi is not compatible, other Wi‑Fi SD products mentioned include Transcend, Toshiba, and ez Share, which may be worth checking for model-specific support.
In practice, the most realistic answer is: verify the compatibility list, and if there’s no clear support, test a card yourself. Some combinations work, but there is no universal yes for all old 2GB-only cameras.
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