Are you sure the last image was done being written to the hard drive before
you removed it from the camera? It sounds like the FAT was corrupted. Put
it back in your card reader and run scan disk (right click in My Computer,
choose Tools, Check).
Might fix it, might not.
Tom
> Perhaps some of you E-10/E-20 gurus out there can shed some light on my
> situation.
>
> Yesterday I shot 16 images with my E-20 on a Scan Disc 64MB SM card. When
> the camera indicated that the card was full, I removed it and put it in
the
> protective carrier and then into a Case Logic wallet I use for cards and
> batteries. I have followed this exact procedure since I got the camera.
>
> I put a second card in the camera and continued my shooting. With both
> cards I reviewed my shots on the LCD as I went.
>
> When I got home I attempted to upload the images from the first card to my
> PC via a Memorex card reader. I got an error message on the PC and it
would
> not allow an upload. I put the card back in the camera and got the
message
> "BAD PICTURE". All frames as numbered by the camera indicated that
message.
> I could not "Delete" the frames and it was necessary to "Format" the card
to
> restore it to a useful state.
>
> The second card uploaded fine. I have since tried out the first card and
it
> too works fine.
>
> Any ideas as to what might have happened? I can't find this matter
treated
> in the Operating Guide.
>
> Dave Dougherty
>
> PS
> Please remember that I am used to the error message "BAD PHOTOGRAPHY" or
> "BAD PHOTOGRAPHER", but this is different.
>
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