Memory card readersdavidschlossNovember 2 2006, 13:45:08 UTC
Memory cards have issues all the time, this is not uncommon, but it's also easily fixed, the card just needs to be formatted. usually you can do that in the camera, but when the directory of info on the card gets too out of whack, some cameras can't format it.
MemoryStick is the brand of memory that's sold by Sony for Sony cameras, if you don't have a Sony camera, that's not the reader you need. If your camera uses an SD card, you need an SD card reader, if your card uses CompactFlash, you need a CompacatFlash reader.
A reader is simply a device that lets you transfer images from the card to the computer without plugging the cable right into the camera. They're faster than the camera at transferring images and don't use the camera's battery power to transfer images.
Anyhow, remove the card from your camera and put it in a card reader, which you can pick up at CompUSA or any other computer store, and they run anywhere from $10 to $50 depending on if they can handle multiple formats, etc. Get the cheapest one for the type of card you have.
When you insert the card (I'm assuming you run Windows not a mac) go to My Computer. The card should show up and simply throw out all the files on it. That'll usually do the trick. It's better to format it though, let me know if you want instructions for doing that.
If this doesn't work, you could always mail me the card, I'll format and check it for problems and send it back to you.
Re: Memory card readersdavidschlossNovember 2 2006, 13:47:32 UTC
As a follow up to that, since you mentioned you have photos that you don't want to lose, in the stage where you connect to the card via MyComputer COPY THE IMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER FIRST.
If there are corrupt images, you won't be able to get those off (you'll get an error trying to copy them). There is pro-level software available to recover images from a damaged card, which I have, so see last post if you want me to try to rescue stuff.
Re: Memory card readersryokreaNovember 2 2006, 17:32:09 UTC
Thanks so much for taking the time to write all of that =) And I do have a Sony camera actually. Thanks for the info about where to buy the card and stuff. From reading the comment below you, xandaius made a good point that I probably need to be running a newer version of windows, which im not, but I could always put up the files on a friends comp and send them to me i guess. As far as reformatting it goes, it seems pretty simple on my camera, there's an option to do that in the set up menu. I read about it a little in the camera manual, and i'm hoping that when (if) i get the files off the camera, that the reformatting should fix the card. I hope I don't have a problem with the files being corrupted =( But if i run into that problem I'll let you know and maybe there'd be something you could help me with to fix that. Anywayssss, i'm off to price these memorystick reader things, thanks again! =)
MemoryStick is the brand of memory that's sold by Sony for Sony cameras, if you don't have a Sony camera, that's not the reader you need. If your camera uses an SD card, you need an SD card reader, if your card uses CompactFlash, you need a CompacatFlash reader.
A reader is simply a device that lets you transfer images from the card to the computer without plugging the cable right into the camera. They're faster than the camera at transferring images and don't use the camera's battery power to transfer images.
Anyhow, remove the card from your camera and put it in a card reader, which you can pick up at CompUSA or any other computer store, and they run anywhere from $10 to $50 depending on if they can handle multiple formats, etc. Get the cheapest one for the type of card you have.
When you insert the card (I'm assuming you run Windows not a mac) go to My Computer. The card should show up and simply throw out all the files on it. That'll usually do the trick. It's better to format it though, let me know if you want instructions for doing that.
If this doesn't work, you could always mail me the card, I'll format and check it for problems and send it back to you.
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If there are corrupt images, you won't be able to get those off (you'll get an error trying to copy them). There is pro-level software available to recover images from a damaged card, which I have, so see last post if you want me to try to rescue stuff.
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And I do have a Sony camera actually. Thanks for the info about where to buy the card and stuff. From reading the comment below you, xandaius made a good point that I probably need to be running a newer version of windows, which im not, but I could always put up the files on a friends comp and send them to me i guess.
As far as reformatting it goes, it seems pretty simple on my camera, there's an option to do that in the set up menu. I read about it a little in the camera manual, and i'm hoping that when (if) i get the files off the camera, that the reformatting should fix the card. I hope I don't have a problem with the files being corrupted =( But if i run into that problem I'll let you know and maybe there'd be something you could help me with to fix that.
Anywayssss, i'm off to price these memorystick reader things, thanks again! =)
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