My sony cyber shot camera suddenly is saying that my Lexar 4GB CompactFlash Premium Series 80x needs to be formatted. What about my pictures?

Back up your pictures and then format your memory card. You'll find the instruction for format your memory card on user manual.

Either try to format the memory stick from the camera again and if that doesn't work get the memory stick on a computer and format it there.

I have the same camera with the same problem. You can try formatting the card using the camera. With the camera set as if you are going to look at what's on the card, press the Menu/OK button. Move up to the word Format, press Menu/OK button, FORMAT OK? should display. Press Menu/OK button. This will format your card. Unfortunately, I think there is something wrong with my camera. Still getting 'card not initialized'.

It may be a problem with the memory card. Try the card in a card reader or another sony camera. If it works ok then, you've a camera problem.

If it fails also, it's a card problem, the files are corrupted somehow, the only thing in this case is to re-format the card in you camera, it will be one on the menu options.

The trouble is, when you format, it clears every thing off the card.

Another way is to buy a spare memory card, always handy, if that work ok straight away, again your first card has a problem and probably needs formatting.

Do not use the computer to erase a memory stick. If your pics are safely on the computer and you want to completely erase the stick, use the format function in the camera.

The CF card has nothing to do with the information that is sent to it. It is just a recordable medium that stores what the camera sends to it. There is some other problem with the settings of the camera that caused the photos to be underexposed. Do you use RAW mode for capture of the images? If you do then the Canon RAW conversion software can batch process the photos to correct the exposure.

Take the stick to a store like Walmart that has a Kodak picture kiosk. You can make a cd of the pictures on your stick. Then, format it in your camera.

i have the lexar 4 gb memory card with a ton of pictures which i never deleted. when i put it in a card reader it wont pop up on the screen. it wont work in my camera it will say once i turn it on (card can not be accessed reincirt/change card or format card shows up on my camera screen.) this worked a few days ago and just stopped working randomly. help me

As I understand, And for what others have said in this forum, the answer is no. I wanted to buy an Extreme III card, but there was an complete NO on this issue. The point is... if there is no Sony device that can use 80X, why do they sell it?????

I had this same problem and the procedure it the following : IF YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR PICTURES, DOWNLOAD "PhotoRescue" INSERT YOUR MEMORY STICK CARD IN YOUR CAMERA, RUN THE SETUP1 AND FORMAT IT. Good luck