Pete_vxl
Member
Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
User status: Offline
|
when i take a photo it says card error. when you turn the camera on its comes up with the images left to take so its in the right way  in the manual it does say when using a new card to format it.... what does that mean? and could it be that the memory card just isnt right for the camera?
|
Neo
Member
Registered: 20th Feb 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
You should go to settings and there should be the option to format the card.
|
Scotty_B
Member
Registered: 11th Jun 03
Location: East Kilbride
User status: Offline
|
There will be an option in the camera menus to Format the card.
Did you buy the card on Ebay as it sounds like what happened to me. Turned out if was a fake card. 
|
Neo
Member
Registered: 20th Feb 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
What camera is it ?
|
Pete_vxl
Member
Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
User status: Offline
|
sony a200 and no i got it at comet so its real lol i will format it at lunch or try to anyway
|
Gaz
Member
Registered: 24th Aug 03
Location: Widnes, Cheshire
User status: Offline
|
Formatting means to clear the card of any images. If you ma, try and take them off before you format.
|
dwcars1.4
Member
Registered: 13th Dec 06
Location: Blackburn Drives: corsa b 1.6 sport
User status: Offline
|
wat card u using pete?? i got same camera and im using the compact flash, got 1 with the camera but bought 2 of ebay
i think they also take the long memory cards (cant remember wat there called) normaly a light blue colour
|
pow
Premium Member
Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
User status: Offline
|
The card isnt "locked" is it? stops it being written to, there sometimes is a little slider on the side of the card. Pop it out and have a look.
|
dwcars1.4
Member
Registered: 13th Dec 06
Location: Blackburn Drives: corsa b 1.6 sport
User status: Offline
|
have mine here and it takes compact flash cards, they dnt have a lock function
|
FlaFFy_91
Premium Member
Registered: 30th Sep 08
Location: Formby, Merseyside
User status: Offline
|
formating doesnt mean takeing the pictures of fthe card
if means it puts the memory in the right place for that camera so it can be stored onto the card
its like sorting it into alphabeticle order basicly
nd you need to format it straight away when u get it anyways mate
hope that helps
|
Brett
Premium Member
Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by FlaFFy_91
formating doesnt mean takeing the pictures of fthe card
Pretty sure it would if there was already stuff on there. Although, you are correct about it setting up a filing structure. Same with the PSP.
|
Butler
Member
Registered: 2nd Jun 05
Location: London
User status: Offline
|
It sets up the card in such a way the camera can write to it, unfortunately I think the a200 limits the capacity you can use. IIRC one customer told me his 8gb compact flash was formatted to about 2gb, im not sure how true that is though.
|
FlaFFy_91
Premium Member
Registered: 30th Sep 08
Location: Formby, Merseyside
User status: Offline
|
formating in itself does tent to take up alot of space
for example the ipods
when you format them it takes at least a gig or 2
its just the way that it works
if there are images on it already it just deleates them because it is made to set up the card in sutch a way that you can write to it easily and doesnt have the programme to put already existing files in the right order
|
