Camera/computer say memory card "needs to be formatted".....

Hi,Unless you FORMATTED the memory card when it is in the camera thru your camera
MENU pictures should be there..
To find out that either connect the camera to computer or take the card out and insert the card reader slot of your laptop (if not you may need Memory Card Reader " THAT COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR MEMORY CARD.This card reader facilities TO DOWNLOAD YOUR PHOTOS/VIDEOS to PC too....As an example of this unit pls visit the URL below....you can buy it any electronic Market too..) and to see if the pictures are still there..if you have erased them and you still want to recover them you need to download a RECOVERY program to ypur PC.,If you need more help ,Let me know the result...

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Hi,
Some cameras can not handle 2 GB and larger memory cards..I believe this could be the case for you..I am afraid if it does not FORMAT it ,you can not use it to take a picture either..
Just for testing purposes,if you cant FORMAT in the camera, take the card out and try to format it on your computer (you may need Memory Card Reader " THAT COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR MEMORY CARD.THIS ..As an example of this unit pls visit the URL below....you can buy it any electronic Market too...

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The internal memory for this camera is 8 MB.

The manual indicates using memory cards of size 8 to 128 MB, so this is an early SD memory camera, following the original SD standard. Do not try SDHC or SDXC cards. The camera will support a 1 GB card. It *might* support a 2 or 4 GB card, but since this is a 2 Mpixel camera, a 512 MB or 1 GB card will allow you to save thousands of jpeg format pictures.

I hope you didn't format the card because that erases the pics forever. You could get a separate card reader and try to download them that way. You could take the card to a store like Walmart and plug the card into one of their picture making machines. When your pics show up, you can print them or even make a cd of them.

Your camera is only supporting SD/MMC Cards (up to 2 GB) and KODAK SDHC Cards (up to 8 GB).
The card that you currently have might be faulty. Please try another card.
You might also need to switch the camera over to saving pictures directly onto the SD card.1: Menu, Cam settings, Chose AUTO or SD card option Press OK
Note: If the SD card isn't in the camera or is unreadable the camera will automatically go back to saving you taken pictures on the internal memory.

Go to the menu of your device and format the card if you can, there may be a problem with your the card, that happens to me some time ago with a SDcard and the problem was in the card.

Hope it helps

For all the camera users whose cameras won't format...they can't accept all the info on a 2 gb memory card... install a 1 gb card...worked like a charm for me! C315 and others were made before the 2 gb card. Only 1 gb cards work in the older cameras.

Tami

wheather you check in computer repair shop is their any virus present in memory card? format your memory card! check virus is present in your computer or not! ?Try it!

Try re-formatting the card.

When you recieve a "Card Error" or "Card Not Initialized" message, this indicates that your memory may be temporarily corrupted. This can be due to not formatting your memory card on a consistent basis. Most consumers will use the "delete all" feature and continue to take pictures. By doing this, the file format of the card may become unstable.

We recommend formatting your memory card in your camera after saving the images from your previous shooting session. Once a memory card is formatted, the images will not be recoverable.