No pictures found in camera

Hi,
Googling to solve the same problem with a Power Shot G12, I found a manual under ManualOwl -- on p.194 it says:
"Communication error: images could not be transferred to the computer or printed due to the large amount of images (aprox. 1000) stored on the memory card. Use a commercially available USB card reader to transfer the images. Insert the memory into the printer's card slot to print."
This worked for me. Hope it does the same for you.

Try taking any image, save then, see if the if you still get error message

Try NOT connecting your camera to your computer.

The best way to transfer pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.

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 management program such as Picasa.
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Hi,

The LCD screen may display a FILE ERROR message when trying to view a still image on the camera if the image was rotated, modified and overwritten using editing software on a computer. To play images you have taken on the camera, it is recommended that you do not make any changes to the original image files. I suggest that you transfer the images from the Camera to the computer and check if it works. After transferring the images, get the Memory formatted from the Camera and start capturing new images. The edited images will not get displayed in the Camera again. Please try not to edit the images in the Computer without transferring it.

Thanks.

KenSolutions

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be sure about the source selected in the software, or try the old way and use your cam as a mass storage, it will be like any flash memory, go to My Computer and open the new drive !! and enjoy

Try using a card reader or reinstall the camera software. Let me know how it goes.

HP Photosmart E327 has error message Cannot display image. HP website says that it is because of being shutdown improperly. Their suggestion is to transfer them to the pc and keep them their, I guess. Lesson, always shutdown properly.

Cheers

Try re-formatting the card.

When you try to transfer a large number of files (or a single large file) from a PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) device, such as a Sony Memory Stick, you may receive an error message saying that your computer cannot detect your camera or that, although it has detected the camera, the current picture cannot be copied. This happens because in older versions of WinXP the PTP driver limits file transfer to 2,048 files at one time and those files must be less than 210MB. If you update WinXP with Microsoft's latest service pack you should eliminate the problem.

Hi,

A couple of things you can try:
1. Insert the Camera's USB cord to another USB port of your PC;
2. While disconnected from the PC, verify that the pictures are still inside the camera's memory;
3. Reset the camera (power on/off);
4. Check the camera's batteries;
5. Reboot your PC with the camera attached via the USB;
6. Remove the memory card from the camera and try uploading using a card reader;
7. Uninstall all instances of your USB in your PC's Device Manager, reboot and allow the PC to auto-detect  and auto-install necessary drivers; and
8. Verify that the software/drivers for your camera are installed correctly with no yellow or red markings.

Hope this be of some help. Pls post back how things turned up or should you need additional information.

Good luck and kind regards.