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Unable to format memory card
I recently purchased an Scan Disk 2.0gb memory card for the above camera. When I turned the camera on after putting in the new card, an message came up, telling the cards was unformatted and did I want to format it. I pushed the OK button and the camera got about half way through formatting the card ( you can very briefly see a progress indicator, as it flashes up on the camera's diplay screen
) when an error message comes up saying "unable to format. The card appears to be OK
) when an error message comes up saying "unable to format. The card appears to be OK
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May 01, 2008
- hi I have a hp m425 camera and mine is doing this but hp have said it should use a 1gb which i was useing up to recently then this happened- GuestDec 31, 2007
- The answer appears to be that the maximun size card the camera can cope with is as follows:16 - 256MB only
This is from the instruction booklet/specifications- Hugh1943
Dec 26, 2007
- Olympus 450 zoom :Have the same problem and exchanged memory card in Best Buy and still have same problem trying to get camera to format Fuji 2GB XD Picture Card- Hugh1943Dec 24, 2007
- have the coolpix 8700 but cant format disk in camera i can format it in computer but when i put it in camera it still said its not formated using sd 1 gig card- GuestBest Solution
posted on Dec 31, 2007
The answer to my problem is as follows having reread the instructions:
The camera can only cope with 16-256MB memory card according to handbook
The camera can only cope with 16-256MB memory card according to handbook
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Solution #2
posted on Nov 27, 2007
You mentioned in your post "the above camera", but I can't find the make/model of your camera? Check on the manufacturer's
website to see what the largest capacity card can be used in your camera. Knowing the make/model and searching for the message on the internet can yield better answers to your question.
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Coolpix 8700 user:
You must format the card using the camera because the computer formats cards differently. The camera formats at FAT32. The computer may be formatting to a different setting.
I ALWAYS do not delete or format the card after downloading. One reason is because it's slower, second reasons is that I use the card as a backup, just in case something goes wrong, at least until I'm prepared to use the card and camera again, third, I then format the drive using the camera so the card's format type is compatible with the camera.
Olympus 450 user:
The only cards that are compatible are the (Internal) 3.3V SmartMedia 8MB and (external) sizes 2MB - 128MB. 2GB is not a supported size. See this link.
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Dec 30, 2007
- Original user: I still don't know the make/model of the camera, please supply it, or use the following suggestions below to fix your issue as well. Try a smaller or different card.Coolpix 8700 user:
You must format the card using the camera because the computer formats cards differently. The camera formats at FAT32. The computer may be formatting to a different setting.
I ALWAYS do not delete or format the card after downloading. One reason is because it's slower, second reasons is that I use the card as a backup, just in case something goes wrong, at least until I'm prepared to use the card and camera again, third, I then format the drive using the camera so the card's format type is compatible with the camera.
Olympus 450 user:
The only cards that are compatible are the (Internal) 3.3V SmartMedia 8MB and (external) sizes 2MB - 128MB. 2GB is not a supported size. See this link.
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Dec 30, 2007
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