Card lock When I turned my canon camera Power shot A530 on today it shows card locked. I can view my pictures, but I cannot take a picture. Joyce

Look at the memory card. SD cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the metal contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card.

there is no display

or the pictures are black??

Try NOT connecting your camera to your computer.


The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.


Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.

try to change your SD card else There is an external software which you can install in your memory card and then you can insert it in your camera and if it does not work then go to canon service provide

my cannon A530 the card said locked

Try reading the card via card reader.

hmmmm.

then try this way.

when you are aiming the object press the DISP or DISPLAY button in the camera.

your LCD must turn ON.

Pull the card out, and make sure that it's not locked. If you're looking at the front of the card it's 1/3 of the way down on the left side. I've got one that has a grey tab and one that is white. They both should be up to unlock it.

Little sliding switch on the side of the SD memory card. Remove from camera, slide switch away from lock position, re-install and you should be good to go.

Try removing the memory card and inserting it again.
Also, does the computer detect the camera properly?