"Format Error" When I turn on my camera at the top right it flashed reading "C:13:01" and in the middle says format error. I've turned my camera on and off and even went into the set up, memory stick tool, then tried to format the memory stick. Notyhing has worked I need help. Thanks

There is a tab on the memory card so you will you need to remove it from the camera and change the position of this tab to "unlock" it. DO NOT format the card until you've BACKED UP your files from it (typically to a PC or USB drive (stick or external hard drive).

It might be due to a bad contact of the placed memorycard.

1. Pull the memorycard out and in the camera several times and retry.
2. If not OK, format the card in the camera. If that does not work, format it in the computer.
3. Try another memorycard and recheck.

Insert the memory card into the camera to format it if you are receiving error messages such as "Card Error" or "Card Not Initialized." Press the "Menu/OK" button then press the left/right directional button to select the "SET" option. Press the up or down direction button then press "Set Up" and press the "Menu/OK" to access the setup screen.
Press the down directional button to select "Option 1" and scroll down to the "Format" option. Press the right directional button to select the format option. Press the "Menu/OK" button to start the format process.
Move away from the target or brighten the lights if the auto focus does not work. Rotate the scenery mode dial at the top of the camera to the "Auto" mode. Press the "Flash" button to enable the flash mode to provide additional lighting if necessary.Manually set up the Fuji E500 camera with your computer if the computer does not automatically detect it. Connect the camera to the computer using the supplied USB cable and power on the camera. Click the "Start" button then click on the "Computer" option and select the FinePix Icon. Choose next on the download wizard to start the download process.

2 Press the down directional button to select "Option 1" and scroll down to the "Format" option. Press the right directional button to select the format option. Press the "Menu/OK" button to start the format process.

3 Move away from the target or brighten the lights if the auto focus does not work. Rotate the scenery mode dial at the top of the camera to the "Auto" mode. Press the "Flash" button to enable the flash mode to provide additional lighting if necessary.

4 Manually set up the Fuji E500 camera with your computer if the computer does not automatically detect it. Connect the camera to the computer using the supplied USB cable and power on the camera. Click the "Start" button then click on the "Computer" option and select the FinePix Icon. Choose next on the download wizard to start the download process.

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2 Press the down directional button to select "Option 1" and scroll down to the "Format" option. Press the right directional button to select the format option. Press the "Menu/OK" button to start the format process.

3 Move away from the target or brighten the lights if the auto focus does not work. Rotate the scenery mode dial at the top of the camera to the "Auto" mode. Press the "Flash" button to enable the flash mode to provide additional lighting if necessary.

4 Manually set up the Fuji E500 camera with your computer if the computer does not automatically detect it. Connect the camera to the computer using the supplied USB cable and power on the camera. Click the "Start" button then click on the "Computer" option and select the FinePix Icon. Choose next on the download wizard to start the download process.

Read more: How to Troubleshoot a Fuji E500 Digital Camera ' eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_7636592_troubleshoot-fuji-e500-digital-camera.html#ixzz1OOyWsAIU

.try to format both...

remove the sd card on your unit,then insert that to the mmc reader then format it to your pc,,after formatted.,,

open your unit without sd card,,go to menu - setting - format -reset

after that insert it to your unit.,then take atleast 15 shots.,.then turn it off.,.,then open again for you to find out if this procedure will okey.,

The memory card may be corrupted. you have to format the card. you can do formatting using the camera and the option is in the setup menu. Otherwise connect the camera to computer and format as fat32. If unable to complete the format your card is damaged and have to buy a new one.

Format the memory card. Press and hold the two [FORMAT] buttons until "For" blinks on the top display. Release the two buttons and then press the same two buttons again.

Hi,
Format error means memory card in camera is unstable and need to be formatted. You will lose all data/ files on memory card after format.
Format option is available in camera Menu.
This will solve your format error problem in camera.

Are you getting this error with the card?

If so, insert the card into the computer. Make sure you get all the files off before you continue. Then go to my computer, right click on the drive, click properties, click the tools tab and click check now. Just do Automatically fix file system errors and click start. This should successfully find errors if present on the card and fix it. You may lose a picture or two if you don't transfer all of them first. Or you could format the card by right clicking on the card drive and clicking format.

If you get the error on the camera without the card in it, turn it on and click mode button twice to get to the picture display (it should be a black screen with "memory error" on top). Then press menu and use the 4-way button to go to the right for Setup. Then use the 4-way button to go down to format to format the camera.

This should fix it.

Please try to take as many pictures from memory stick as you can then format memory stick through format option in setup.
Hope this will resolve this blue access issue.
You can use another memory stick like 1GB in this camera.

You could try to re-format the stick. Some cameras are a bit picky when it comes to formatting. Often they will not work unless formatted directly on the camera. You could also try formatting it under widows if you have a card reader. This may kick it into life.