Micro SD issues

PeterS · May 10, 2024

I bought an ATOM SE last week, did the test flight and everything seems ok. However, the drone does not recognize the SD card. I made sure that I purchased the right card: U3, 10, and so on. I still am unable to record without the "No SD card" message.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

phph001 · May 11, 2024

1. (from the silly question department) Have you inserted it the right way round and have you fully inserted it?
2. Test the card with an adapter on a laptop

PeterS · May 12, 2024

Yes, I put a JPG file in the card to test it out, however, the drone does not see it.

phph001 · May 13, 2024

Sorry, but it sounds as if the fault is in the drone. It appears that you are not alone in this problem:

Potensic Atom SE Micro SD card issues.

I purchased my Atome SE in January and have been having a lot of fun flying and learning Drone Photography. I am very interested in the new perspective that the drone applies to my hobby of taking scenic pictures. I have been using a San Disk extreme Micro SD. 128 gb rated U3. It has been...

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Stu · May 15, 2024

Which brand of SD Card? Many of the "Less Expensive" SD cards coming out of China have been spoofed with false capacities. Temu and Wish are big sellers of these cards. Thy read the correct capacity but a 128Gb card may be just a 16 GB card which has been doctored. What happens is when you're recording it will record the first 14.XX GB and then record the next 14.XX over the top of the previous lot. Many of these cheapie cards also suffer from having no access. Plus when they do work they aren't high speed. Even brand name cards have been found to be spoofed. Amazon sold hundreds of them. Buying good cards can be a minefield.

Try using a different card reader. I found some cards don't like some readers, or is the other way around?

Again, cheap and nasty readers from China can be a problem. Quad manufacturers will try to save a few cents by installing cheap SD card hardware. You can try cleaning the card's connections using a clean piece of printer paper. Simply touching the connections can cause dirt to collect on the oil left by your fingers.