When trying to view a picture that is on the camera's memory card I am only able to view the picture for a couple of seconds before the picture viewer goes blank.

The manual says:

Problem with selected image
Use photo retouch software, etc. to view the image on a computer. If the image still cannot be viewed, the image file is corrupted.

But try this. Switch of the camera, remove the battery and memory card. Check if all contacts are clean and shiny. On the battery, on the memory card and in the camera. Then replace the battery and memory card and switch on.
I hope this solves the problem.

1) Using new memory card. first connecting memory card to computer and format. and insert memory card to camera. making single shot. then connecting computer you see picture.
Memory card formating in camera may be not working computer or other device.

Generally there ara two memories in a camera. First one is internal memory but some camera does not have internal memory. Second one is memory card. There are a couple of memory card models are used in cameras. These days SD/SDHC cards getting very famous in the market. According to your settings generally cameras use firstly its internal memory and automatically passes to the memory card. But if there is no memory card in camera then it gives a message that its memory full. You should control if there is a memory card in your camera.

I had the same problem with my camera. It was due to the memory card Apparently not all memory cards are compatible with this camera Try to remove a memory card and turn your camera on without it.

You should try some photo recovery software to rescue the files on your digital memory card, here are some for your options.

Photo Recovery (for Windows)
Photo Recovery for Mac

Be careful: Before your pictures are recovered, do not attempt to save more files to the card in case the original files(your pictures) are overwritten.

try formatting ur memory card sometimes after adding deleting pics it gets corrupted or becomes in such a format that is hard for a camera to show u , becoz sometimes u use ur memory card on card readers and then edit them there so they are unable to be read in camera try formatting the card temme if it helps

hello,
what operating system are you using? 98se, Xp or vista?

the usb change on your camera to mass storage works good with XP & Vsta.

if selected, you wont see scanner and camera wizard ever again.

when pugging your camera into your pc, the autorun window pops up like you just plugged in a USB jump drive in.

on view file you can drag the whole folder onto your desktop from the camera and rename the folder once done.

if the photos are showing up unable to view photo, file could be corrupt.

ive seen bad memory cards do this. then try another card.

good luck.

Putting your pictures on you computer can be done in a couple of ways.

1. You can connect the camera to the computer, using the supplied cable, and then turn on the power to the camera. Your computer should detect the new camera device, and within 'Windows Explorer', you should 'see' your camera as a new device, which you can click on to view / manage your new pictures from there.

2. You could remove the memory card from the camera, and place it in the memory card reader of your computer, or alternatively purchase an inexpensive adapter to read memory cards, which would then connect to an available USB port on your computer.

The advantage of the second option is that you don't need the camera present, nor need a camera powered on during viewing.

Hope this information helps,

Erik.

My viewing screen is black. I had successfully taken a picture, viewed it, and turned the camera off. When I turned it back on about 30 seconds later, the viewing sceen was black. I can 'take' a picure, but it comes out black. Help!

You checked the obvious, lens cover? (sorry had to ask) any grinding noises when you take a picture or focus\zoom?