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Titan submersible’s $62 SanDisk memory card found undamaged at wreckage site

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Re: Titan submersible’s $62 SanDisk memory card found undamaged at wreckage site

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is this a common setup to have the camera store to external storage device without storing to the SD card as well?

Yes because external storage is much larger, and theres nothing more annoying than being in the middle of doing some science with 30 other bits of complex equipment, and then the camera stops working with storage full errors and youre 7000m underwater in a cramped sub trying to navigate a camera UI to find the setting.

Configure your systems so they are in the configuration that is less likely to cause random disruption in the field.

Re: Titan submersible’s $62 SanDisk memory card found undamaged at wreckage site

#6

It continues to amaze me how indestructible SDCards are.

It wasn't in the crushed part, it was in the camera's shell, and the camera was mounted outside, if I understood properly.

And:

> This still and video camera is rated to withstand depths up to 6,000m (19,685 feet, 3,281 fathoms)

Unlike the Titan sub...

Re: Titan submersible’s $62 SanDisk memory card found undamaged at wreckage site

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It continues to amaze me how indestructible SDCards are.

It's a solid piece of silicon encased in epoxy, so there's nothing really to get crushed. Contrast this to something like a cellphone that's made of hundreds of separate parts and has void space that will get crushed.

Re: Titan submersible’s $62 SanDisk memory card found undamaged at wreckage site

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post #7

It continues to amaze me how indestructible SDCards are.

It also amazes me how incredibly unbrowseable tomshardware is now with all the ads and pop-ups.

It also amazes me that people are using the internet w/o an adblocker in the year 2025

Re: Titan submersible’s $62 SanDisk memory card found undamaged at wreckage site

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post #8

It continues to amaze me how indestructible SDCards are.

It's a solid piece of silicon encased in epoxy, so there's nothing really to get crushed. Contrast this to something like a cellphone that's made of hundreds of separate parts and has void space that will get crushed.

Why isn't a cellphone filled with epoxy?
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