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Rock

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Since: Feb 18, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 11:45 am
Post subject: Help with digital camera card message
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Hi,

I have an Olympus C-120 Digital camera with a 128MB card.

It has been working fine but now after deleting all the photos on the
card via my notebook, I can't get it to work. I have done this so many
times before but never had this problem.

When I open the camera to take a photo, I get a long beep and then the
menu with the option..

CARD SET
POWER OFF
FORMAT
Select - Go>OK

I tried to format it as it said, but at the end of this sequence I get
the error..
!Card Error

The same thing happens when I have the front closed and use the button
to see pix if they were there.

Thanks..


Rock

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 3:02 pm
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Thanks,

I have tried that a couple of times and it still shows 'Card Error' when
I put it in the camera whether as open or closed.

My XP computer shows it to be FAT32 and healthy with 124MB free and it
does accept other jpg files if I paste them there.

I have deleted the files and formatted them in the XP box but still the
same answer.

I have another 8MB card which I put in and it works fine, so it is not
the camera and it appears not to tbe the card but possibly the way the
camera is reading this particular card.

Any more help appreciated as I am not sure where one takes it to get it
properly checked.

I am in Sydney Australia

Thanks again,

Rock

Rock wrote:
 > Hi,
 >
 > I have an Olympus C-120 Digital camera with a 128MB card.
 >
 > It has been working fine but now after deleting all the photos on the
 > card via my notebook, I can't get it to work. I have done this so many
 > times before but never had this problem.
 >
 > When I open the camera to take a photo, I get a long beep and then the
 > menu with the option..
 >
 > CARD SET
 > POWER OFF
 > FORMAT
 > Select - Go>OK
 >
 > I tried to format it as it said, but at the end of this sequence I get
 > the error..
 > !Card Error
 >
 > The same thing happens when I have the front closed and use the button
 > to see pix if they were there.
 >
 > Thanks..
 >
 >
 > Rock
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 5:46 pm
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Well well, I have found a program that has found many pix on the card
even though my XP comp didn't show them and in fact showed it was empty
but had a FAT 32 format. I also read where it has to be FAT16, but not
sure whether XP can do this.

It is called PhotoRescue and the demo showed the pix and the paid
version is supposed to be able to recover and format the card if the pix
are shown or they give the money back. It is US$29.

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.datarescue.com" target="_blank">http://www.datarescue.com</a>

That is $60 Australia so I will try a few other things first if I have
to will get it. The 128MB card here costs me $150!

Anyone used the full program?

Thanks

Rock wrote:
 > Hi,
 >
 > I have an Olympus C-120 Digital camera with a 128MB card.
 >
 > It has been working fine but now after deleting all the photos on the
 > card via my notebook, I can't get it to work. I have done this so many
 > times before but never had this problem.
 >
 > When I open the camera to take a photo, I get a long beep and then the
 > menu with the option..
 >
 > CARD SET
 > POWER OFF
 > FORMAT
 > Select - Go>OK
 >
 > I tried to format it as it said, but at the end of this sequence I get
 > the error..
 > !Card Error
 >
 > The same thing happens when I have the front closed and use the button
 > to see pix if they were there.
 >
 > Thanks..
 >
 >
 > Rock
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Rolf Egil Sølvik

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Since: Jun 29, 2003
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 5:46 pm
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On Mon, 01 Sep 2003 14:46:49 +1000, Rock <1940.DeleteThis@pobox.com> wrote:

 >Well well, I have found a program that has found many pix on the card
 >even though my XP comp didn't show them and in fact showed it was empty
 >but had a FAT 32 format. I also read where it has to be FAT16, but not
 >sure whether XP can do this.
 >
 >It is called PhotoRescue and the demo showed the pix and the paid
 >version is supposed to be able to recover and format the card if the pix
 >are shown or they give the money back. It is US$29.
 >
 >That is $60 Australia so I will try a few other things first if I have
 >to will get it. The 128MB card here costs me $150!

I'd try the £/$/€0 console application from Kurt Steige, JPEGDump
first. Even PC Inspector Smart Media Recovery -
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_media_recovery/welcome.htm" target="_blank">http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_media_recovery/welcome.htm</a> - would be
worthwhile trying before paying for PhotoRescue.

JPEGDump need for your camera (or preferrably, card reader) to get its
own drive letter and it has to be run twice; once for reading the
image of the card, and once for getting the pictures out of the card
image. It worked great for me when I rescued a friends 120 pics from
a seemingly blank card that even the shop where he bought it had no
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 12:19 am
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Thanks for all the input.

Ihave tried all I know and with several programs. I have got the pix
back but the card still can't be read by the camera.

I will try it with another cam at the store I bought it from and if it
doesn't work will try for my warranty as it is only 7 months old and has
a 5 year warranty!

Thanks for the help.

I will post the end of the story when i get to it.

Rock

----------------
Rock wrote:
 > Well well, I have found a program that has found many pix on the card
 > even though my XP comp didn't show them and in fact showed it was empty
 > but had a FAT 32 format. I also read where it has to be FAT16, but not
 > sure whether XP can do this.
 >
 > It is called PhotoRescue and the demo showed the pix and the paid
 > version is supposed to be able to recover and format the card if the pix
 > are shown or they give the money back. It is US$29.
 >
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.datarescue.com</font" target="_blank">http://www.datarescue.com</font</a>>
 >
 > That is $60 Australia so I will try a few other things first if I have
 > to will get it. The 128MB card here costs me $150!
 >
 > Anyone used the full program?
 >
 > Thanks
 >
 > Rock wrote:
 >
  >> Hi,
  >>
  >> I have an Olympus C-120 Digital camera with a 128MB card.
  >>
  >> It has been working fine but now after deleting all the photos on the
  >> card via my notebook, I can't get it to work. I have done this so many
  >> times before but never had this problem.
  >>
  >> When I open the camera to take a photo, I get a long beep and then the
  >> menu with the option..
  >>
  >> CARD SET
  >> POWER OFF
  >> FORMAT
  >> Select - Go>OK
  >>
  >> I tried to format it as it said, but at the end of this sequence I get
  >> the error..
  >> !Card Error
  >>
  >> The same thing happens when I have the front closed and use the button
  >> to see pix if they were there.
  >>
  >> Thanks..
  >>
  >>
  >> Rock
  >>
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Marvin Margoshes

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 12:19 am
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"Rock" <1940.DeleteThis@pobox.com> wrote in message news:3F532B46.4000404@pobox.com...
 > Thanks for all the input.
 >
 > Ihave tried all I know and with several programs. I have got the pix
 > back but the card still can't be read by the camera.
 >
 > I will try it with another cam at the store I bought it from and if it
 > doesn't work will try for my warranty as it is only 7 months old and has
 > a 5 year warranty!
 >
 > Thanks for the help.
 >
 > I will post the end of the story when i get to it.
 >
 > Rock
 >
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 10:23 am
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Hi,

In the end I had to take it back for an exchange. Fortunatley they are
warranteed for 5 years!

I tried everything and a couple of rescue progs which all worked to get
the pix but couldn't get the camera to see it was already formatted or
to even format it.

Thank all..

Rock wrote:
 > Hi,
 >
 > I have an Olympus C-120 Digital camera with a 128MB card.
 >
 > It has been working fine but now after deleting all the photos on the
 > card via my notebook, I can't get it to work. I have done this so many
 > times before but never had this problem.
 >
 > When I open the camera to take a photo, I get a long beep and then the
 > menu with the option..
 >
 > CARD SET
 > POWER OFF
 > FORMAT
 > Select - Go>OK
 >
 > I tried to format it as it said, but at the end of this sequence I get
 > the error..
 > !Card Error
 >
 > The same thing happens when I have the front closed and use the button
 > to see pix if they were there.
 >
 > Thanks..
 >
 >
 > Rock
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Hendrik Tol

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:05 pm
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your camera should have the ability to do that! read your manual;-)
"Marvin Margoshes" <physnospamchem RemoveThis @cloud9.net> wrote in message
news:vl788rrja8evdd@corp.supernews.com...
 >
 > "Rock" <1940 RemoveThis @pobox.com> wrote in message
news:3F532B46.4000404@pobox.com...
  > > Thanks for all the input.
  > >
  > > Ihave tried all I know and with several programs. I have got the pix
  > > back but the card still can't be read by the camera.
  > >
  > > I will try it with another cam at the store I bought it from and if it
  > > doesn't work will try for my warranty as it is only 7 months old and has
  > > a 5 year warranty!
  > >
  > > Thanks for the help.
  > >
  > > I will post the end of the story when i get to it.
  > >
  > > Rock
  > >
 > Have you tried cleaning the contacts on the card and in the camera?
 >
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