rx100 "unable to read memory card,re-insert memory card"

<p>I have the first gen. rx100.<br>

Works fine with a 1gb sandisk sd card but wont work with a 8gb or another 1 gb card that i have lying around.<br>

Any ideas?</p>

<p>Have you tried reformatting the 8 and 1gb cards, in camera.</p>

<p>no ,because the pop up msg blocks the entire screen....</p>

<p>Are the tabs on the cards somehow locked? What is the pop up message?</p>

<p>A card formatted on another camera or device may be unreadable. It could be defective too.</p>

<p>If a computer can recognize the card using a card reader, back up any data you might wish to save and reformat the card in FAT32 format. The camera should recognize the card at this point. It's best to also format the card in the camera in order to install the necessary files and folders for that use.</p>

<p>Barry:<br>

it says "unable to read memory card,re-insert memory card" </p>

<p>ive unlocked and locked the tabs...</p>

<p>Could it be the camera?</p>

<p>I'd say not if the other card works fine. But when you turn the camera on can you still get into your menus, even with the unreadable card in there? If so. Find the format card and try formatting it if you haven't tried that yet. If you've already tried to format the card in the camera then its probably the card. dump it and move on. If the camera is locked and you can't get into the menus, then I don't have a clue what the problem is.</p>

<p>well,the pop up msg blocks most of the screen but i can see that i can scroll thru the menu but i dont see most of it nor am i able to click on anything....</p>

<p>Dave,<br>

As I'm sure you've done, there's some discussions elsewhere about the cards not working in one Sony camera but working perfectly fine in another. Do you have a big-box store nearby that sells Sony cameras? You might take the cards that don't work with you and see if 1) they work in any other Sony camera and 2) they can be formatted in said camera. Maybe just using another camera will "reset" whatever it is that's causing the RX100 to not read the card. <br>

It's a bit of a stretch, especially if you don't have a store nearby with stock, but it might provide additional data. </p>

<p>Also, if you're at the big box store already, buy another card and see if the new one fails in the RX100. If it does then I'd say the RX100 needs to be serviced by Sony. </p>

<p>Problem fixed.<br>

Solution:bought a new 16gb card at bestbuy and it works.<br>

I had bought a duracell card in europe and had another old 1gb card both of which didnt work,so i wasnt sure getting a new card was going to solve anything but it did.<br>

Thanks to all for the replies.</p>

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