Card error I borrowed my sistter fujifilm camera and I put the memory card into my computer and the green light stayed on did not blink(also this my fisrt time using this camera) I looked in all my removeable disk on "my computer" and it would not read it and then I pulled out the memory card and put it back into the camera and now "card error" comes up all her 172 frames are lost, I want to know if there is anyway to recover the pictures? And if I format in the camera will that erase the pictures on the memory card. Please help these are priceless memory that I think I ruined, I'm freaking out Help!!!

When the camera accesses the memory(card) a green LED will burn or flash. When it can't do what it wants, it will warn you.
A memory error, can be caused by lots of things. Like card full, card physically damaged, file system damaged. Too many folders, too many pictures. Wrong card (SD, SDHC or SDXC) cannot be used in every camera.
Check if you did put in the card correct (not the wrong way around) Check if all contacts on the memory card are clean, shiny and straight. Check if you did not switch the lock switch to the wrong position. Check if there are still pictures on the card, in an external memory card reader. put all the pictures you can find on the computer and than try to format the card. (in the computer, FAT 32) but after you put it in the camera. do a format in the camera too.

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If the pictures are in the camera's internal memory, first copy them to the memory card using the Copy command in the Playback menu. See page 89 of the manual: http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/manuals/pdf/index/s/finepix_s2800hd_manual_01.pdf

To download the pictures from the memory card to your computer, take the memory card out of your camera and put it into a card reader attached or built-in to your computer. 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 you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa ( http://picasa.google.com ).

The green LED is called the memory acces lamp. When you switch off the camera is will write back the last changes. when you switch the camera on and off, the light ususaly will stay off, because nothing has changed. When you remove the card en put in another the LED will flash again. At least my D7000 with 2 card slots will do so, because someting changed and the system will write that into the memory.

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The reasons why do you get a message "CARD ERROR" are:

1. The memory card is not formatted.
2. The memory card requires cleaning or memory card is damaged
3. Incompatible memory card.
4. Camera malfunction.

What do you need to do are:

1. Format the memory card.
2. Clean the contacts with soft and dry cloth. If the message is repeated, format the memory card again. If the message persists, replace the memory card.
3. Use compatible memory card.
4. Contact FujiFilm dealer.

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If Try one or more of the following

Ready light does not turn on and the camera does not work.

• Turn on the camera (Turning on the camera).

• Install new batteries (Loading the battery) or charge rechargeable batteries.

• Turn camera off, then back on.

Ready light blinks green.

• Camera is operating normally.

Ready light blinks amber.

• Wait. Resume picture taking when the light stops blinking and turns green.

Ready light blinks red and camera turns off.

• Install new batteries (Loading the battery) or charge rechargeable batteries.

Ready light glows steady red.

• Transfer pictures to the computer (Transferring pictures with the USB cable), delete pictures from the camera (Deleting pictures/videos), switch image storage locations (), or insert a card with available memory (Using an optional SD/SDHC or MMC card).

• Wait. Resume picture taking when the light turns green.

• Change the image storage location to internal memory (), or use a different card.

Ready light is off or glows steady green.

• Camera is operating normally

Use a separate card reader to download your pictures.

Try cleaning the contacts on the memory card with a pencil eraser.

Yes, just reset the camera , this option is available in camera Menu.

Can you get a memory card reader that works for a Mac? If so then loading pic's to the 'puter through that route Flashing red and green lights have a meaning- what does the manual say?[Check the more comprehensive manual on the Software disk] You could buy[or borrow] another card- nothing wrong with having more that one. Also try the card in another camera and a fresh card in yours[Take it a photo shop to try this]

hello, first of all try one thing, remove the memory card from camera and try to turn the camera on with fresh battery. if problem still remain try with another memory card. if your problem not fixed reset the camera. still not fixed run to olympus shop. good luck....