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Problem with memory card (Compact Flash)
I own a Canon Powershot A80.
I have two Sandisk Compact Flash memory cards (128 Mb and 512 MB). They worked without any problem with my camera. I put them in a card reader and I copied images on my pc (Win XP Pro). I didn't delete any thing on the card I didn't format it. Now my camera does not recognize the card. The cards are not damaged. The card reader recognizes them and I can see the folders and images. What can I do? Greg |
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Some image browsers actually leave residue files behind
Would this be the casue of the problem? Even if it isn't I'd suggest that it is good practise not to view files on the card - always copy the images to the computer (window to window or USB - mini-USB) Then inspext the images from the copies on your 'pooter. I have never ever experienced anything like this with my xD cards and have given them a fair bit of wallop too. However I make a point of formatting the cards in camera only Aerticus "Justín Käse" wrote in message news:419a2317.2185165@chupacabra... In posted on Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:14:34 +0200, Greg wrote: I own a Canon Powershot A80. I have two Sandisk Compact Flash memory cards (128 Mb and 512 MB). They worked without any problem with my camera. I put them in a card reader and I copied images on my pc (Win XP Pro). I didn't delete any thing on the card I didn't format it. Now my camera does not recognize the card. The cards are not damaged. The card reader recognizes them and I can see the folders and images. What can I do? Greg I have no idea what XP-Pro's drivers could have done to corrupt your cards unless you yanked one out during the read, but even that would be more likely to crash the computer than corrupt the card's file structure. I haven't experienced (yet) any problems with my two Lexar CF256's and SanDisk reader versus my S1-IS, but if it happened as you say, I would save to the computer all available content, then do a full format in the reader, then try to follow up with an in camera format. On my XP-Pro machine the camera was recognized upon plug in without any additional software, whereas on this 98SE machine I had to install ZoomBrowser, or use a generic twain driver. -- JK |
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Some image browsers actually leave residue files behind
Would this be the casue of the problem? Even if it isn't I'd suggest that it is good practise not to view files on the card - always copy the images to the computer (window to window or USB - mini-USB) Then inspext the images from the copies on your 'pooter. I have never ever experienced anything like this with my xD cards and have given them a fair bit of wallop too. However I make a point of formatting the cards in camera only Aerticus "Justín Käse" wrote in message news:419a2317.2185165@chupacabra... In posted on Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:14:34 +0200, Greg wrote: I own a Canon Powershot A80. I have two Sandisk Compact Flash memory cards (128 Mb and 512 MB). They worked without any problem with my camera. I put them in a card reader and I copied images on my pc (Win XP Pro). I didn't delete any thing on the card I didn't format it. Now my camera does not recognize the card. The cards are not damaged. The card reader recognizes them and I can see the folders and images. What can I do? Greg I have no idea what XP-Pro's drivers could have done to corrupt your cards unless you yanked one out during the read, but even that would be more likely to crash the computer than corrupt the card's file structure. I haven't experienced (yet) any problems with my two Lexar CF256's and SanDisk reader versus my S1-IS, but if it happened as you say, I would save to the computer all available content, then do a full format in the reader, then try to follow up with an in camera format. On my XP-Pro machine the camera was recognized upon plug in without any additional software, whereas on this 98SE machine I had to install ZoomBrowser, or use a generic twain driver. -- JK |
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"Aerticus" wrote in message ... Some image browsers actually leave residue files behind Yes, XP does this. |
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"Aerticus" wrote in message ... Some image browsers actually leave residue files behind Yes, XP does this. |
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RustY© wrote:
"Aerticus" wrote in message ... Some image browsers actually leave residue files behind Yes, XP does this. Only if you view the images as thumbnails. David |
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RustY© wrote:
"Aerticus" wrote in message ... Some image browsers actually leave residue files behind Yes, XP does this. Only if you view the images as thumbnails. David |
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I didn't delete any thing on the card I didn't format it. Now my camera does not recognize the card. The cards are not damaged. The card reader recognizes them and I can see the folders and images. What can I do? If you're sure the images are OK saved on the computer I'd reformat the CF card *in the camera* and see if that fixes the problem. I can't do this because teh camera does not recognize the card. I formated the first card on the card reader as FAT 32 or FAT 16 and tried the card on two cameras (Canon A80 and Nikon D70) with no result. Both of them are ok by using them with the card. I can write and delete files on them BUT they can't be recognized from the cameras. |
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