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betty bechtel Posted on Jan 17, 2014

Memory card error

How do I format my memory card in my canon powershot S3 IS?

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 01, 2008

SOURCE: Canon S3 IS: no picture on display

Call Canon for free tech support and I'd advise sending it in for free estimate. If your camera is more than a year old, you will qualify for the upgrade program which is often cheaper than repairing it.

Hope this helps!

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cricket0321

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  • Posted on Sep 27, 2008

SOURCE: sd card error on canon powershot s3

I get a memory card error everytime I insert a memory card. They are not locked and I have tried 4 different memory cards and nothing works. How can this problem be fixed?

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 28, 2009

SOURCE: memory card error after inserting SDHC card on powershot A620

the a 620 only goes up to 2 gb no higher

Anonymous

  • 55 Answers
  • Posted on Apr 26, 2009

SOURCE: Memory card error - can't format card

If it is an SDHC card your camera is too old to support it.  You need to get an older-style SD card.

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CameraR

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  • Posted on Sep 12, 2009

SOURCE: my Canon powershot s400 camera won't read memory card

First, remove the card, and look in the slot for any bent flash card pins. If you see any, don't fret, it's possible that you can fix this yourself. See this article on how to unbend flash card pins.

But if no pent pins are seen, then the camera's clock battery has worn out, and is likely causing this problem. Unfortunately this battery is internal to the camera. But Canon will fix this for you (for the S400 only) for free, with free shipping. Please see the Canon advisory for your camera here.

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