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Hey i would like to ask you. i just came home from a vacation. i took a lot of pictures and as i went back home i wanted to transfer the files(include pic and videos) into the computer but it failed. it says something error regarding the i/o .. once i put back the xd card in the camera it gave a 2 choice of asking me to clean the card with dry cloth or formatting it. and i dont think the xd card is physically damaged. i didnt want to format it becuse im afraid of losing the pics.. what is wrong actually? is there any chances i can get my photos and videos back? i seriously dont wanna lost them. and fyi i am using olympus =(
Try http://www.spartanphotocenter.com/digital-camera-sensor-cleaning.html the card needs a data recovery (using special recovery software) and then a reformat. That may get most of your pictures back, but there will most likely be some (can't say how many or why) that will be corrupt and not usable. If the corrution is really bad no pictures will be available. No way to know except by attemoting a data recovery.
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It is possible that the memory card was damaged. This would be by coincidence. Just in case only the formatting is damaged you can try to format the memory card.
As far as reading the card is concerned, if the Mac has issues to read a PC format then it will not be able to read the card from your camera.
It sounds like your XD card is corrupted. How and why i couldn't tell you. You will need to get the pictures recovered from the card using a special software (image recovery software, can down load for free from some web sites, or some companies can try and do it for you) and then try and format the card in the camera. DO NOT FORMAT THE CARD BEFORE YOU RETRIVE YOUR IMAGES. If you do all traces of the images may be lost.
Insert your memory card into your computer's reader if you have one. If not, you can purchase a multi-format USB Memory Card reader from Amazon.com or Buy.com
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Open up 'My Computer'. You should see it under the list of available drives.
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Check its contents first to make sure that you have the right drive.
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In 'My Computer', right-click on the drive and choose 'Format'.
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Leave all the options as they are and click on 'Start'. This is a non-reversible process so make sure this is what you truly wanted to do in the first place.
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Once the process is completed, take the memory card out and insert it into your Digital Camera or any other device. Try to browse to it to make sure it works fine now.
According to Fuji you camera can only use cards up to 512 meg. Look here: http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/accessories/card/index.html#compati Scroll down to find your model, then look across the row to where it says Yes, it's under the red coloumn 16 to 512 meg.
I bought a new memory card for my finepix A330 camera When I turned on the camera after putting in the new card, the screen read "card not initialized" and won't take photos.my son is going holidays 13/9/08 could you help me please Alex Richardson
try this free recovery programme, although your card may be corrupted and non recoverable, good luck!
http://www.snapfiles.com/opinions/PC_Inspector_Smart_Recovery/PC_Inspector_Smart_Recovery.html
Hi cruyf,
It sounds as if the data (pictures) on your memory card has become corrupted. There are lots of programs that claim to be able to recover deleted files. These are corrupted files so I?m not sure how well they will do. The first program I reference will show you what it can recover but if you want to get the images you have to pay $40 to activate the software. I?ve used this before and it worked for me but be aware there are lots of other programs, some free. Here is the link:
http://www.diskinternals.com/products/deleted-data-recovery/
Here is another that claims to be able to recover both deleted and corrupted files:
http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/welcome.htm
After you have pulled your pictures off the card (or if you give up) you should use the cameras format utility on the card before you use it again. I?ve had this problem on memory cards before and this has fixed my problem.
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