Why does a 64GB SD card show “Card is Full” in a Nikon D60?
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I put a new 64GB SD card in my Nikon D60. The camera can format the card, but when I try to take a photo it immediately shows “Card is Full.” I also tried formatting the card on a computer first, but the problem remains. Is a 64GB card incompatible with the D60, and if so what type/size of card should I use?
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As noted in Nikon's knowledgebase, the D60 supports SDHC cards, but implicitly not SDXC (as SDXC is never mentioned in the page). This isn't surprising as the D60 was released in January 2008 and the SDXC standard was announced in January 2009. The SDHC standard has a largest possible size of 32 GB, hence your 64 GB card must be an SDXC card and is not compatible with your camera.
You'll need to get a 32 GB (or smaller) card for your camera, and check that it is SDHC, rather than SDXC.
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Most likely the card is the issue, not the camera. The Nikon D60 supports SD/SDHC cards, but a 64GB card is normally SDXC. SDHC officially goes up to 32GB, while SDXC starts at 64GB, and older cameras like the D60 generally do not support SDXC. That’s why the camera may behave oddly and report the card as full.
The safest fix is to use a 32GB or smaller SDHC card. Formatting in Windows or in the camera usually won’t make an unsupported SDXC card fully compatible.
One community answer suggested manually reformatting a 64GB card with a different filesystem, but that’s an unofficial workaround and not guaranteed. For reliable operation, stick with SDHC cards up to 32GB.
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