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July 23, 2012 12:49:16 PM

Hello,
my name is keith, i have a canon power shot s2 is i put a sd memory card, the camera dont accept it
the cam continue to sent me memory card error. please help me what can i do for?

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July 24, 2012 3:40:04 PM

try another memory card, if another card works, then there is an issue with the card you are trying to use, if it does not, it may be an issue with the camera
September 22, 2012 9:53:46 PM

Am getting the same with my SX20 IS. Are you also getting the grayed out FORMAT option in the menu?
Any more information since this post?
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September 28, 2012 5:26:16 PM

I just went through this with my own canon. I tried 2 different, brand new 4gb cards. both gave the memory card error issue and greyed out format. I put them in the card reader on my desktop and formatted them both, then tried them, same thing. come to find, the cards had "HD" on them whereas the original 1gb card I was using did not have "HD" on it. So I purchased a 4GB card that did not display the "HD" logo on the card or the packaging and the card works fine. That's the only update I have on this issue.
September 28, 2012 8:02:39 PM

penguintech said:
I just went through this with my own canon. I tried 2 different, brand new 4gb cards. both gave the memory card error issue and greyed out format. I put them in the card reader on my desktop and formatted them both, then tried them, same thing. come to find, the cards had "HD" on them whereas the original 1gb card I was using did not have "HD" on it. So I purchased a 4GB card that did not display the "HD" logo on the card or the packaging and the card works fine. That's the only update I have on this issue.

Sounds like you were "lucky" enough to have an older camera that didn't use the newer memory? About how old is your camera?
Mine is under 2 years old and was working fine with the memory card. After the error I bought an identical card but it's got the same issue.
September 28, 2012 8:21:35 PM

my camera is about 3 years old... Im not sure what the deal was, it still wont read those other two 4gb cards, but the two that I use now are fine..... maybe the camera was just having a bad day? it all worked out though because the two 4gb cards work just fine in my kodak, so it's not a total loss.
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