Swapping SD card with phone on?

[ssbtech]

Hello, is there any reason why I shouldn't swap the SD card with the phone on?

It would be nice to pop the card out of my camera and into my phone "on the go" but not if I have to shut the thing off every time.

Thanks!

[Joshua_X]

I don't see why it should hurt the phone. I think it's safe to swap 'em without rebooting. I've done so countless times.

[ssbtech]

Thank you!

I suspect that since the card is removable without taking out the battery it is probably fine, unlike the SIM card.

[ssbtech]

I pulled the card out of my camera but the phone said it had errors and wouldn't read anything on it

[canuck_67]

the 9800 has the full ability to hot swap the card. Sounds like your card is the problem

[ssbtech]

My card works fine in the camera and in the computer. Could it be that the 9800 can't handle SDHC cards?

[metroside]

You should be able to hot swap your SD card at anytime. I would suggest going into the Options --> Device --> Storage and Safely Remove Media Card. This should help reduce the change of corrupting files on the card.

But it can be done, because I have done it multiple times.

[ssbtech]

It's not the files on the original SD card that are a problem. It wouldn't read the card I put into it, despite the card working fine in the camera and the computer.

Does the 9800 support SD-HC cards?

[byul]

yes the 9800 does support SDHC.