Jazz DVX50 will not read SD/SDHC 8 GB memory card. What is the problem?

Specs show SD/SDHC memory card slot for adding up to 8 GB.
I would recommend SDHC that is high speed (class 10 or above) and high capacity.

You can purchase an SD card any time you want, the DVX50 supports SDHC cards but will not support any card over 8GB. I suggest you take the camcorder to Best Buy so you can make sure you are getting the right SD card.

push the card in with a pen or a butter knife or something skinny. then the card will release and pop out

SDFormatter is your answer:
https://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/

I used this and it fixed my 8GB SDHC and the JAZZ dvx50 read it without a problem.

It is possible the card as become corrupted a common problem with cheaper SD cards.

2 Soulutions

1 Try reformatting the card in your pc by following the directions on the website below
http://www.ehow.com/how_4793481_reformat-sd-card.html

2 Unfortunately you may need a new card

if u read your instruction manual it says it only supports up to 4 gb

It sounds as if you have an SD card reader, not an SDHC card reader. While SDHC cards will fit into SD slots, they are electronically incompatible and will not work. SD devices are limited to cards 2GB and smaller. SDHC cards begin at 4GB and go up to 32GB.

I read the following spec for your camera: Recording Media Internal Flash Memory 64MB Video/Image
SD/SDHC Up To 32GB Video/Image
So, I think that an 8 GB SD card should work.

Try another capacity and brand to make it work.

An 8GB SD card will actually be a SDHC card, the HC means High Capacity. Your camera is only designed for regular SD cards up to a maximum capacity of 2GB; it's incompatible with SDHC at the basic hardware level and so cannot format the card.

You only have one solution: fit an SD card which does not exceed 2GB. Note that the specification for regular SD cards goes up to 4GB, but very few standard SD devices were ever designed or tested for compatibility with them. The few regular SD cameras which can use them mostly can only do so after a firmware update and even then will operate very slowly compared to when using a 2GB card. There has never been a firmware update to enable your camera to use 4GB SD cards.

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No, 8 GB is too large. According to page 5 of the manual, 4 GB is maximum:

•When the term card is used in these
operating instructions this refers to the
following types of Memory Cards.
– SD Memory Card (8 MB to 2 GB)
– SDHC Memory Card (4 GB)
–MultiMediaCard (still pictures only)
More specific information about memory
cards that can be used with this unit.
• You can only use an SDHC Memory Card
if using cards with 4 GB or more capacity.
• A 4 GB Memory Card without an SDHC
logo is not based on the SD Standard and
will not work in this product.

The manual can be had below:

http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/DMCFX33.pdf