Recently purchased a 4GB SD memory card and now camera
reads memory card error. Can it handle this size memory card? Also, is it possible to retrieve my pictures
?
Sounds like the camera does not support SDHC. Check manual to see if this camera supports high capacity SD cards.
The camera u said doesn't support more than 2GB... but some cameras do that. i have the same camera and my friend had it too. my cam supports 4gb but my friend's one shows the memory card error vth 4gb. so he's using 2gb. i don't know what's the reason. may be something wrong vth the cameras software
I am assuming that the camera continues to work fine with other cards, so the problem is only with the card, not with the camera.
To try to retrieve pictures, get yourself a USB SD card reader&writer (under $10 on eBay), plug it into your PC, and see if the files are readable that way.
If the files are readable, find the folder with JPG files, and simply move them to computer.
If the computer starts freezing every few seconds while you are accessing the card, or the move process is dealing with one file for a very long time (over 10 minutes), the card has physical problems, and there is a chance that things may not be recovered. Try moving each file separately. I did a quick search for you: "recover sd card files" - I found a few shareware utilities that would try to recover corrupted files, starting with "Card Recovery 3.50".
Once you are done with the recovery, determine if the card is usable in the future. Format the card using the camera (look for the option in Menu), take it out and use USB card reader to fill up the card with any junk from you computer, and then try to copy it from the card again onto your computer (create and use a junk folder). If this fails, look for a way for way to exchange the card under warranty, if you have any. Otherwise, the card may not be compatible with the camera (although unlikely). Test it by taking lots of test video and test pictures just to fill up the card, and try to read it. If everything is fine, and you want to take the risk, the problem may be a one time issue and will never happen again. Otherwise, use the card for something else.
Good luck!
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Use USB card reader&writer to retrieve the pictures directly from the card.
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I am having the same problem with the 4gb memory card. I'm getting a Memory Card Error, and when I try to format the memory card to the camera, the option for "format" is grayed out and it won't allow me to select that option. There is nothing on the card (I just bought it), but I don't think anything is wrong with the card. I think the camera can't handle the 4gb card. Other memory cards work fine in the camera. I'm also not sure how to add/remove things to the card when the camera won't work with it in. Any more suggestions? Thanks!
FYI, I just found this on the Canon support website regarding the SD700 IS -
Secure Digital (SD) standard card supports capacities up to 2 GB
I bought a San Disk 4GB Ultra II memory card and the camera throws memory card error and I could not format as the format is greyed out. I found few others had the same issue and it looks like the camera supports only upto 2GB. It works fine with my old card which is 1 gb.
My SD700IS had the same problem. When I put in a new SanDisk 4GB card, the camera displayed Memory Card Error and wouldn't work. I had bought this card to replace another well-used 512MB card that was giving me the error Memory Card Locked. The little slide on the edge of the card that you use to lock it was missing, so I assumed it had broken off in the locked position and simply bought another card (the 4GB). When I got an error with my new card, I made the incorrect assumption that I needed a new camera! I was about to go out the door to buy one when I decided to quickly check the internet for similar problems. So glad I did! I discovered that the 512 is simply broken, and the 4MB is simply too big for my camera. When I put in a 2MB, it worked just fine.
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