Quote Originally Posted by alexniedra


Even though I would the believe the card to be fine, I would suggest testing all card functions before totally dismissing this dryer "incident". I would shoot with it at various rates (fast shooting, single shot), along with an upload test as well as a card format test.


[Disclaimer: I'm an engineer with a modest amount of English-language proofreading experience.]


Here's the rub: without access to the full library of CF controller codes, an application that can test those codes against every bit/nybl/byte/block of the CF card, you're not going to be able to test the card, but instead you'll merely be experimenting with it and gaining empirical/clinical evidence. (Much along the lines of the people who say "my new camera arrived today, I'll test the auto-focus and let you know the results" - without checking the phase alignment of the light rays on the AF sensor and the image sensor, there's no true way to "test" AF as a user.)


I'd copy off whatever files you may want/need, then destroy or donate the card as you see fit. Or relabel it for use when carrying images to the camera shop for printing - they're still on your computer so if the card loses some data you are only out the gas money and time.