Memory Card Error S400
TalkChange forum S400 / Ixus 400 - Memory Card Error Started Jun 24, 2005 | Discussions thread Shop cameras & lenses ▾ ForumParentFirstPreviousNextFlat view Godders • New Member • Posts: 11 Re: S400 / Ixus 400 - Memory Card Error IT WORKS! In reply to Sigmund Goeloe • Feb 2, 2006 Location of 3-volt lithium battery.The only tool required is a small screwdriver. I would not class the procedure as difficult but you need to proceed with care on a well-illuminated, flat, plain surface. A pencil and paper are useful.Remove the rechargeable main battery and the memory card.You then need to remove the small screws around the casing. These screws are of different lengths and it is important to lay them out in a logical manner so that later you can replace them correctly. Carefully separate the halves of the casing. This reveals the internal disk-shaped 3-volt battery. You can use as a guide the exploded view of the camera shown athttp://www.huroncamera.com/diagrams/Canon_Digital/POWERSHOT_S400_IXUS_400.pdfThe 3-volt battery is part 3 on page 4 of the exploded view diagrams.Remove this battery, taking care not to touch both faces simultaneously with a metal implement. After about an hour, replace the 3-volt battery.Reassemble the metal case taking care that the sliding switch for the take/review function is correctly located. Replace the main rechargeable battery and the memory card. You will have to reset the time and date data as they are deleted when the 3-volt battery is removed.I have no idea why this procedure apparently cures some of the "Memory Card Error" faults. You do not even need to replace 3-volt battery with a new one. If you have tried every other remedy and the camera is out of warranty, it is worth trying. It worked for my camera.I have read that if you simply remove the main rechargeable battery for 3 weeks this causes the internal 3-volt battery to discharge naturally and so, eventually, the time/date data will be deleted. On replacing the main rechargeable battery the internal 3-volt battery is said to be recharged from the main battery. Whether this would also reset the "Memory Card Error" is something I have not tried. Has anyone tried this non-mechanical solution and is the internal battery really a rechargeable one? Reply Reply with quote Complain ForumParentFirstPreviousNextFlat view Post (hide subjects) Posted by When S400 / Ixus 400 - Me
Microdrives, Card Readers "Error Memory Card" Canon PowerShot S400 User Name Remember Me? Password Forum Home Register FAQ Today's Posts Search Search Forums Show Threads Show Posts Advanced Search Go to Page... Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Thread Tools Search this Thread Aug 3, 2007, 11:16 AM #1 AlegreViajero Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2 URGENT ANSWER PLEASE I'm on the road (Antigua Guatemala) for some time. My camera is showing me this message (Error Memory Card) from time to time. It is then not functioning. I took it twice to the Canon repair place in Guatemala Ciudad. Each time they tell me "my camera is perfect"… Can anyone tell me what could be the REAL problem, so next time I https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/17002696 go there (a very dangerous city), I could tell them EXACTLY what they have to do. Thanks a lot for helping me. jean.pierre.dodge@gmail.com Sponsored Links Aug 3, 2007, 5:06 PM #2 TCav Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Washington, DC, Metro Area, Maryland Posts: 13,394 Off the top of my head, I'd say that you probably haven't removed and inserted the flash memory card. That can cause oxidation to accumulate around the contacts on the card http://forums.steves-digicams.com/memory-cards-microdrives-card-readers/126846-error-memory-card-canon-powershot-s400.html and in the camera. This is especially true in humid environments. I don't think there's anything wrong with the camera. I think you need to remove and re-insert the card. You may want to clean the SD card contacts with a pencil eraser, but this probably isn't necessary. Aug 3, 2007, 8:20 PM #3 slipe Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Indian Rocks Beach, FL Posts: 4,036 I trust the camera shop formatted the card in the camera. If they didn't you should. It should be a menu item. If the card has been in the camera since you bought it TCav could be right. Aug 4, 2007, 12:57 AM #4 AlegreViajero Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2 Thanks a lot TCav, slipe, I have 3 memory cards, the 3 were giving me the same message "Memory Card Error". But out of patien with all this (I'm travelling and need my camera every day) I simply spay some medical alcohol (little spay bottle) I have in my first aid kit... I inserted and removed many time one of the cars... I finaly got rid of the message. I don't think the Canon Shop did a good cleaning job. They forgot to clean 'behing the ears". :idea: Aug 4, 2007, 1:15 PM #5 TCav Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Washington, DC, Metro Area, Maryland Posts: 13,394 AlegreVi
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