bill_weaver

<p><em>Check to be sure the card didn't get locked. Also that the little 'card inserted' icon comes up in the upper right-hand corner. If it doesn't, the card is locked or not completely pushed in and locked in place (not the same as having the slider locked on the card itself). If the icon isn't in the upper right-hand corner, then there is a problem with the card or its insertion.</em></p>

<p>Thanks Conni. Unfortunately, the problem seems worse than that. I get an error without a card (though the S1 has built-in memory), but also after taking a picture. With an SD card inserted, the card icon shows up. Taking a picture, however, flickers the charge light as if it's writing to the card, then I get the cannot-be-read error. Pressing the review button blanks the screen and locks up the camera.</p>

<p>Thanks again.</p>

Hi. I just got this camera (CP S1) and a 1GB Sandisk Ultra II a week

ago for my fiance. Worked okay (light usage) until yesterday. Turning

the camera on without a card results in "This card cannot be used."

Turning the camera on with a card looks okay, but taking a picture

results in the flash/charge light flashing for a few seconds, then

"Warning!! This card cannot be read."

Menus can be accessed only when SD card is in the camera and no shot

has been taken. Menu items are unusual - black text with no cursor

indicating which item is selected. However, they seem to function.

Formatting card looks okay, then taking a shot works, then pressing

Review button causes the screen to go black (still on, though) and

require removing the battery to turn it off. I.e. it's locked up at

this point.

Calling Nikon just asked me to (a) reset defaults (nothing different),

then (b) format the card, which I did with above results. They said

return it.

Before I do, are there any tricks or advice as to what could have

happened? I'm puzzled. I've got an N90, D70, CP950, CP4300, and never

had weird problems like this.

I thought it might be the SD card installed backwards, but nope --

won't fit that way. She's used it a couple times to take maybe 30

shots. Until yesterday and it was dead. She said something else about

the screen looking "split, or double" but I can't duplicate that or

figure out what she saw.

Thanks!