I connect my dsc-s730 to my pc and i get a message saying 'you need to format the disk in drive f before you can use it' then when i press format it says 'windows cannot format etc'

Take off the SD card and try to copy from other SD reader with connected at PC; if this isn't work, then you should try formatting the card. If that doesn`t help, it looks like the card is faulty.

Its possible that you lost the pics in there.

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Hi,
If you want to delete selected pictures, follow below procedure:
Press Play button that is located under navigation buttons, see the picture in lcd that need to be deleted, press Delete button located it lower right corner, camera will ask confirmation, press OK by center button in navigation buttons to delete selected picture.
If you want to delete all pictures at once, go to Menu and select Format option to delete all pictures/ video clips etc in memory card.
Click Sony Support to download DSC-S730 camera user manual and check page-15 for details.
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First of all u try to format card in another camera. If problem still remaining, u will change ur card. Normally this problem by the card.

Download the pics to your computer using a separate memory card reader. Then, format the card in the camera.

You don't need any software.


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, despite what I said first, you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.

Format error,
Press menu in camera and select Format in list to format memory stick, click OK.
Problem will solve.

Format memory card and check, if problem exist then replace memory card in camera.
Note: Format will delete all photo data on memory card so copy photo files before format.

Check your manual and menus to reformat the stick in the camera. if that fails buy another stick

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Check whether any virus is their in ur external memory card.