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DrCheryl · Jun 29, 2006, 11:11 PM

I downloaded images this afternoon to my iBook without incident. Tonight when I turn on the camera, I get 2 beeps and the message that the memory card is protected. Switching out to another card yields the same message. What happened and how do I fix it?

Telecorder · Jun 30, 2006, 8:50 AM

Check to see if the tab on the side of the SD card has been repositioned to the write protect position. You might try sliding it up and down a few times.Try in camera to see if this is the issue. If not, I'm not sure how/what issue there may be w/the camera settings...

You may also want to use a card reader and view the SD memory via the PC to see if your IPod wrote info on card to make it Read Only...

DrCheryl · Jun 30, 2006, 8:59 AM

I tried a very low tech solution this morning and took the battery out of the camera for a couple of hours. I re-inserted it and the problem was gone. It seems to have been with the camera and not the card. Thanks!

Telecorder · Jun 30, 2006, 9:02 AM

Very good. Actually, the manual, I believe, suggests this approach (battery reset) for a number of similar, non-sensical issues...

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Jun 29, 2006, 11:11 PM	#1
DrCheryl Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2	I downloaded images this afternoon to my iBook without incident. Tonight when I turn on the camera, I get 2 beeps and the message that the memory card is protected. Switching out to another card yields the same message. What happened and how do I fix it?

Jun 30, 2006, 8:50 AM	#2
Telecorder Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 490	Check to see if the tab on the side of the SD card has been repositioned to the write protect position. You might try sliding it up and down a few times.Try in camera to see if this is the issue. If not, I'm not sure how/what issue there may be w/the camera settings... You may also want to use a card reader and view the SD memory via the PC to see if your IPod wrote info on card to make it Read Only...

Jun 30, 2006, 8:59 AM	#3
DrCheryl Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2	I tried a very low tech solution this morning and took the battery out of the camera for a couple of hours. I re-inserted it and the problem was gone. It seems to have been with the camera and not the card. Thanks!

Jun 30, 2006, 9:02 AM	#4
Telecorder Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 490	Very good. Actually, the manual, I believe, suggests this approach (battery reset) for a number of similar, non-sensical issues...