Advice need on SD card

[dc2]

I have just put an sd card in my camera and its saying write protected I cannot format in camera or do anything in camera with it And I have just tried the same on the computer and it say write protected
It only has 6 pics on it and was formated before I took them
Any ideas?
Its an extreme 3 scan disc

[Paul Shields]

I take it you've checked the write protect switch on the card is not set?

Sorry if that's a patronising question .

[dc2]

Originally Posted by Paul

I take it you've checked the write protect switch on the card is not set?

Sorry if that's a patronising question .

Yep

[Rokcet Scientist]

Seems similar to wabit's problem.
I'd first try to establish if it's the card or the camera that's causing this by trying another card (that has proven to function correctly in another camera). If the prob persists it's your camera that's got the prob. If it works you'll know your first card is a dud.

Good luck,
RS

[dvdowns]

I was just reading up on image-recovery software which I would like to get as backup just in case . It mentions that removing a card while it is writing could corrupt it [ not suggesting you did this , but possibly it had bad contact ] , or maybe like I did with my S70 , I am not sure if the card actually failed or if it was because I changed modes while the image was being written to the card . The site suggests that in some cameras this can cause corruption which in most cases can be retrieved by the software even if the computer and the camera cannot read it . They say that with most cameras , except fuji , olympus and one other , when you format the card the images aren't wiped off , just the links to them so that even if you have formatted the card by accident the images can be retrieved .
Do you have acces to image -recovery software ? The local camera shop says they have gone as far as sending a card to forensics to have important images recovered .

[dc2]

Originally Posted by dvdowns

I was just reading up on image-recovery software which I would like to get as backup just in case . It mentions that removing a card while it is writing could corrupt it [ not suggesting you did this , but possibly it had bad contact ] , or maybe like I did with my S70 , I am not sure if the card actually failed or if it was because I changed modes while the image was being written to the card . The site suggests that in some cameras this can cause corruption which in most cases can be retrieved by the software even if the computer and the camera cannot read it . They say that with most cameras , except fuji , olympus and one other , when you format the card the images aren't wiped off , just the links to them so that even if you have formatted the card by accident the images can be retrieved .
Do you have acces to image -recovery software ? The local camera shop says they have gone as far as sending a card to forensics to have important images recovered .

This card and lexar cards come with rescue software . Have no idae what happenend here but I tried once again in the computer and the card started working ok again .
Luckily it a smallish card because it will be hard to any confidence with it

[Rokcet Scientist]

Originally Posted by dc2

This card and lexar cards come with rescue software . Have no idae what happenend here but I tried once again in the computer and the card started working ok again .
Luckily it a smallish card because it will be hard to any confidence with it

Sounds like it was a bad contact, or some such.
Anyway, I'm glad the prob was solved.