Card locked While switching on, I am getting msg of "CARD LOCKED" which is not allowing me to operate the camera.

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Screen read card locked ,will not allow to read cardunlock sd card

All SD cards has a physical switch that locks the card. Remove the card from the camera and check this switch. It's on the left side of the card opposite side the angled edge. Make sure that the switch is in the forward position (towards the pins that get seated in the camera). Replace the card in the camera carefully to avoid moving the switch. Try accessing the card again.

If the switch is damaged or slides back and forth to the locked position easily, replace the card. It's possible to temporarily fix the card to access it. You need to carefully cut the switch plastic away from that slot and then cover the slot with tape. Make sure that the tape lies flat against the card and doesn't cover the area with the pins.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

Apr 27, 2014 • Samsung BL103 Digital Camera

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My nikkon camera is saying memory card is write protected when it is on unlock. PLEASE HELP.

Try the card in a different camera, and try a different card in your camera, to try to isolate the problem.

Locking of an SD card is by the little plastic slide which operates a switch in the camera itself. The slide must be present in the "unlock" position, to operate the switch, to allow writing to the card; therefore if the slide is missing, the camera considers the card locked.

Jan 19, 2011 • Cameras

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I have a Canon Power Shot SD790Is DIGITAL ELPH and the camera keeps saying card error, card locked. I am aware there is a switch on the side of the card, and it is currently unlocked. When I turn the...

Hello

Ok, here is something you can try:

In your case the problem is not with the card but rather with your camera's card reader. This is a rather hard problem to fix yourself but here is what you can do.

Open the card slot of your camera and peer inside with a sharp light or torch. You should see a little metal tab or switch inside the card slot. This is the write protection switch. Contrary to popular belief , the switch on the card does not impact the operation of the card itself but rather tells the camera that the card should be locked by depressing the little pin inside.

If you put a protected card into a camera with no protection switch , the card would operate normally.

However , with time and repeated use , the switch will start to bend slightly until it will no longer depress when a unlocked card is inserted.

With a toothpick or needle , slightly and very gently push this tab up a little bit. (some camera's will require you to pull the tab down), This will allow the switch to operate once again and should solve your problem.

Kind Regards
Andrea

Aug 03, 2010 • Cameras

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Locked card

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Ok, here is something you can try:

In your case the problem is not with the card but rather with your camera's card reader. This is a rather hard problem to fix yourself but here is what you can do.

Open the card slot of your camera and peer inside with a sharp light or torch. You should see a little metal tab or switch inside the card slot. This is the write protection switch. Contrary to popular belief , the switch on the card does not impact the operation of the card itself but rather tells the camera that the card should be locked by depressing the little pin inside.

If you put a protected card into a camera with no protection switch , the card would operate normally.

However , with time and repeated use , the switch will start to bend slightly until it will no longer depress when a unlocked card is inserted.

With a toothpick or needle , slightly and very gently push this tab up a little bit. (some camera's will require you to pull the tab down), This will allow the switch to operate once again and should solve your problem.

Kind Regards
Andrea

Aug 03, 2010 • SanDisk 2GB microSD Memory Card

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Memory card locked

Hello

Ok, here is something you can try:

In your case the problem is not with the card but rather with your camera's card reader. This is a rather hard problem to fix yourself but here is what you can do.

Open the card slot of your camera and peer inside with a sharp light or torch. You should see a little metal tab or switch inside the card slot. This is the write protection switch. Contrary to popular belief , the switch on the card does not impact the operation of the card itself but rather tells the camera that the card should be locked by depressing the little pin inside.

If you put a protected card into a camera with no protection switch , the card would operate normally.

However , with time and repeated use , the switch will start to bend slightly until it will no longer depress when a unlocked card is inserted.

With a toothpick or needle , slightly and very gently push this tab up a little bit. (some camera's will require you to pull the tab down), This will allow the switch to operate once again and should solve your problem.

Kind Regards
Andrea

Jan 17, 2010 • Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera

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Cannon sd1100, getting card locked message on camera but the sd card is not locked. I have tried other sd cards with the same issue.

Hello Wingerc

In your case the problem is not with the card but rather with your camera's card reader. This is a rather hard problem to fix yourself but here is what you can do.

Open the card slot of your camera and peer inside with a sharp light or torch. You should see a little metal tab or switch inside the card slot. This is the write protection switch. Contrary to popular belief , the switch on the card does not impact the operation of the card itself but rather tells the camera that the card should be locked by depressing the little pin inside.

If you put a protected card into a camera with no protection switch , the card would operate normally.

However , with time and repeated use , the switch will start to bend slightly until it will no longer depress when a unlocked card is inserted.

With a toothpick or needle , slightly and very gently push this tab up a little bit. (some camera's will require you to pull the tab down), This will allow the switch to operate once again and should solve your problem.

Kind Regards
Andrea

Dec 27, 2009 • Canon PowerShot SD630 Digital ELPH / IXUS...

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Msg when I click a picture on my S860 "Card Locked!" How do I fix that?

Hello

OK, if the memory card itself is locked, you might sometimes get this error code. All you need to do is to take out the memory card and switch the lever on the left side to the unlock.

If the error is still displayed after you did the above, you might want to try the card in another camera.

If the card works in another camera . the problem is with your card reader in your camera.

If you open you sd slot and look inside with a sharp light , you should be able to see on the left side of the slot there is a little copper or spring steel lever switch. This switch work as follows:

1. When no card is inserted / no write protection , the switch is open and thus the protection is off.
2. When locked card is inserted , the tab is depressed and tells the camera that the card is lock.

Contrary to popular belief ,the little tab on the sd card is not an electronic switch and does not physically influence the card operation itself. If you put a locked card into a camera without a sd lock switch , you would still be able to use the card normally.

It is incredible difficult to fix this switch because of space limitations in the sd card. Look into the sd slot and if you can see the switch , use a needle to pull the little tab down toward the base of the camera by about 2mm or until it works being careful not to bend it.

If this does not resolve your problem , there might be a short in the switch circuit and the camera will need to be disassembled to resolve this error. This should cost no more than $50.

Please feel free to contact me if you need further information

Kind regards
Andrea

Dec 12, 2009 • Samsung S860 Digital Camera

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CARD LOCKED

take out the memory card and move the switch located somewhere on the memory card usually on the side to the unlocked position. Then the memory card isn't locked this is so you don't accidentally delete important things
Thanks and enjoy,
Lee

Apr 26, 2009 • Pentax *ist D Digital Camera

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Camera is card is locked

Check to make sure that the card is not locked. There should be a small switch to say lock so if the switch is on it the switch it.

Apr 24, 2008 • Cameras

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Make sure the lock isn't on, on the memory card itself.

All SD cards have a lock function on them which keeps any changes from being made to the data that is stored within it.

If you look closely you will see a very small switch on the side of the SD card. Try switching it to the opposite direction and then try to take a picture. If it works then that was your problem all along.
If it doesn't, try switching it back just to make sure.

If you find that neither side works you may want to buy or borrow another memory card to make sure its not a problem with the camera.

Post back if the problem is still their and I will advise further.

Good Luck!

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You rock man, even though im feelin a lil dumb now since i have had my cam for three years and dint even know about that feature on my sd cards...lol
tyvm =)

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