Comments on: Erasing & formatting a memory card

By: Gail Bjork

Gail Bjork — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:40:05 +0000

danielle, try SD Formatter, free software developed by the SD Association.If that doesn't work, there is probably a problem with you camera. You need to call tech support to see if they can walk you through a fix. Because of the time constraints, you may need to make other arrangements such as buying or borrowing a camera, or asking someone else to take the wedding photos.

By: danielle

danielle — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 07:55:48 +0000

please help! my camera is saying that my sdhc card is not formatted. I have tried a few different cards in my camera and it says the same thing. I have tried the format button on my camera and it says unable to format remove card. Any suggestions? I am shooting a wedding in the morning!

By: Chun

Chun — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:17:49 +0000

I have a panasonic Lumix (DMZ-TZ10) digital camera with a Panasonic 16gb “Silver” SDHC. I have connected it to my laptop in the past and transferred files with no problem.
However I recently tried connect the camera to my laptop and the “Panasonic PhotofunStudio” software tells me there is an unsupported media type inserted; also when I try to access the drive via windows explorer it tells me the disk needs to be formatted!

I have not changed my memory card (its the same one that the previously recognised photos were saved to) so I’m not sure why it has stopped working. I have checked that the write-protect tab on the card is in the correct position too.

Any ideas how I can resolve this problem without losing any of the photos currently on my memory card?

By: Gail Bjork

Gail Bjork — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:35:17 +0000

Virginie, check the settings of the software you use to download the images. It may “think” you’ve downloaded them already. Set the software so it downloads all images. If that doesn’t work, and since you can see the images on the card via the computer, try highlighting and dragging them to your desktop. If that works, then format your card to improve it’s performance. If that doesn’t work, call Lexar tech support for advice. If your card is damaged, it may be time to get a new one.

By: Virginie

Virginie — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:23:37 +0000

Hi,

I use a Lexar 4GB Compact Flash Platinum II 80x with my Nikon D70s. Lately, I’ve been having some problems uploading the files on my computer. It seems like there is no file recorded on my memory card, but still, I can access them unto my digital camera. What is even weirder is that when I check with my computer what is on my memory card, I can see old shots that I erased directly on my digital camera… I tried using a memory card reader, thinking that the problem might be my digital camera, and it still does not work properly.

Do you have any ideas on how I could get my latest shots out of that memory card?

Thanks!

By: buddy

buddy — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 03:37:14 +0000

check the side of your chip there is a lock that slides if this is in lock it will show in security mode

By: Gail Bjork

Gail Bjork — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:54:19 +0000

Lea, make sure the lock on you memory card is in the UP (unlocked) position. You can find an explanation and illustration of this at the bottom of this article. If your card is unlocked, gently clean the contacts of the card with a pencil eraser.

There may also be a switch inside the camera slot which may be locked. If so, very carefully slide the switch with a toothpick to the unlocked position. You can also try cleaning the card slot with canned air. You can also try resetting the camera.

If these don’t work, your camera probably needs repair so call Canon Tech support.

By: Lea

Lea — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 06:06:57 +0000

hi everytime i turn on my canon SD780IS it reads “card Locked” i tried to put many different cards in and it reads the same thing, so i know its the camera. if iblow into the slot very hard it works, but the next time i turn it on the problem of “card locked” comes on again. i tried formatting the card but it didnt do anything, please help!!!!!!!

By: Gail Bjork

Gail Bjork — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:28:24 +0000

Marsha, sounds like you’re using a Secure Digital memory card. Make sure the Lock switch on the left side of the card is in the UP position. This will unlock the card.

By: Marsha

Marsha — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:58:08 +0000

I put my camera chip in my computer to download pictures to it and it comes up in protected mode , read only file. why?