Inability to download photos from camera to laptop

Quoted from the technical specifications available on the Sony website UK. http://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/cyber-shot-compact-cameras/dsc-h300/specifications Storage Media Internal MemoryApprox.55MB Compatible Recording MediaMemory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo (High Speed), Memory Stick PROHG Duo, Memory Stick Micro*10 , Memory Stick Micro (Mark2)*10 , Memory Stick XC-HG Duo, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, microSD Memory Card*10 , microSDHC Memory Card*10 , microSDXC Memory Card*10

General Specifications & Compatibilitie:
Recording Media : 32MB1 internal Flash Memory, Memory Stick® Media, Memory Stick PRO™ Media, Memory Stick Duo™ Media (with adaptor), Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media (with adaptor)

Hope this helps.

You can use Memory Stick standard, pro or pro duo up to 2GB with the Camera.

A dedicated adapter (MSAC-M2) must be attached to use Memory Stick Duo™ or MagicGate Memory Stick Duo media.

I have provided the Memory Stick compatibility chart for your reference.
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/support-info.pl?&info_id=12&mdl=DSCP32

Use card reader and insert your cams stick pro duo memory card/chip into it. Then insert card reader into Pc usb and copy your photos from memory stick pro to your pc.

Yes, a Memory Stick Pro Duo is the right card for this camera. The manufacturer shouldn't matter.

Hi,
    This error code is for Memory Stick. the Countermeasure are :
Format the “Memory Stick” or internal
memory.

CAUSE :
“Memory Stick” or internal memory is
unformatted.

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Small thin card will go to your DSC-S500 camera.
Big piece is its jacket / adapter and can be used in old Sony digital cameras.

what do you mean nothing happens???
the memory stick pro duo should fit right into the sony cybershot....
if your struggling to load your photos onto your computer buy a universal memory card reader!
you should try and use a memory stick in a camera that needs an sd though!

Well alot of the time there is a issue with the formating that the camera does on the stick and also when formating it on the computer it formats it another way as well. some in FAT and some in FAT32 this is ushally a error for the most part I would definatly plug your duo stick into a card reader and then go to my computer and the find the drive that the stick is in and right click on it and go to properties and do a error check on the stick to make sure that there is no errors. and if you can defragment after the scan then by all means do it and then format the card and try it and hopefully it will work out to your advantage.

*note this problem seems to only happen with the non branded duo sticks not the sony branded ones.*

You need to format the memory card within the camera, else you will receive this error.