I clear photos off the card, put it back in camera (same as before) but this time it says unable to use card. so i put another one in and it still says the same thing. What is the problem and why can't i take photos? please help Robin

I have had success with this photo recovery program called asoftech photo recovery... Download the program
http://www.asoftech.com/apr/

You have to use a card reader either on your computer or an external USB card reader. Put the card in the card reader, open the recovery program, then select the drive where files are deleted, then press "Start" and wait for it to do it's magic.

You need to place the photos in the directory the camera uses. If you don't get it spot on, the camera won't know that the photos are there.

I have had success with this camera recovery software... Download the program
http://www.asoftech.com/apr/

You have to use a card reader either on your computer or an external USB card reader. Put the card in the card reader, open the recovery program, then select the drive where files are deleted, then press "Start" and wait for it to do it's magic.

When you removed the card from the computer, did you: A. forget to use the "safely remove hardware" function B. delete the pics using the computer instead of the camera Either of these could cause your problem. If the pics are safely on your computer, I suggest you format the card in the camera.

Hi,

I think the problem you are having is not with the camera but with the memory card.

1. Remove your memory card.
2. On one of the sides of the card there will be a lock switch.
3. Change the position of the switch by pulling it up or down.
4. This will remove the lock.
5. Put the card back into your camera.

You will now be able to take photos if the problem was with the memory card.

Kind regards!!

If the card is a removable memory card, take it out and use a adapter on your computer.  Format the card on your computer then put it back into your camera.  It should be ok after formatting on PC.

Copy the existing photos on to your PC, switch off the camera. Remove the SD card and format the SD-card using a SD-card reader, this will clear all the card contents. Now try using it in your Camera again. Ideally, you should be able to save photos on this SD card. Other way would be to insert another SD card into your camera and click photos and check whether those photos are being saved into the SD card(this can be done using display option in your digicam.)

How are you transferring the photos? Are you using a cable, or a card reader? If you are using a cable then most likely the cable went bad. I have a D-1 and a D-2, and I never use the firewire cable. I put the CF cards into a card reader. If you are not using a card reader then try that. You can get a decent one from E-Film or from most any computer store.

One more step to try, did you format the card in the camera when you first loaded the card in? On my cameras you need to format that card to have them work with the camera.

-see response above

-but in short...
1- find tab/slider ...move to other position
2 if tab/slider is broken...then cover the opening with clear tape to fix

You say - The screen now reads "card not intialised" and I am unable to take any further photos or format the card. Help???? Which screen? If it is the computer screen- then open the card and delete the folder. If it is the Camera menu simply reformat Did you format in the Computer - you sholud not have doneso. Do a google for a utuluity that will - Unformat and try this- or try card in another camera Otherwise new card.