Yes, I had considered that - could be worth a try! I'll try it tonight and
post the results.
Jim C
Original Message:
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From: Walt Wayman hiwayman@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 13:51:45 -0400
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Smartmedia - was A quick E-1 poll
Got a bulk tape eraser? Just a thought from an analog digiphobe.
Walt
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "jamesfc@xxxxxxx" <jamesfc@xxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 13:47:31 -0400
>Yes -that's the problem, the camera refuses to re-format the
card - it
>gives me an error that the card is faulty. However, I have run
every
>diagnostic test on the card I can find using my PC and a card
reader and it
>works fine. I found a few web sites that mention similiar
problems with
>other Olympus digital cameras as well a Fuji cameras and
smartmedia cards.
>I just can't seem to find a solution!
>
>Jim C.
>
>Original Message:
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>From: John Hermanson omtech@xxxxxxxxx
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 12:52:28 -0400
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [OM] Smartmedia - was A quick E-1 poll
>
>
>Do you mean should the camera be able to format the card? Yes.
>----------------------------------------------------
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: <jamesfc@xxxxxxx>
>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 11:17 AM
>Subject: Re: [OM] Smartmedia - was A quick E-1 poll
>
>
>But shouldn't it be able to format a card even if the format on
it may be
>invalid?
>
>Jim
>
>Original Message:
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>From: John Hermanson omtech@xxxxxxxxx
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 11:09:18 -0400
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [OM] Smartmedia - was A quick E-1 poll
>
>
>Card has to formatted by the camera, not windows, for it to work.
>----------------------------------------------------
>John Hermanson www.zuiko.com
>mail: omtech@xxxxxxxxx
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>21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743-4714
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>----------------------------------------------------
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <jamesfc@xxxxxxx>
>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 10:00 AM
>Subject: Re: [OM] Smartmedia - was A quick E-1 poll
>
>
>On the subject of digital has anyone experienced a problem with
smartmedia
>memory and the E10 or E20 cameras? I have a relatively new
smartmedia card
>- 64 Mb - (I primarily use a compact flash card, but needed the
extra
>memory). The images displayed properly on the E10. I shutdown
the camera,
>removed the media card and used an external reader only to
discover that
>the card had nothing on it! I used some utilities to eventually
pull some
>of the photos off the card, but lost most of the better ones.
Now the E10
>will no longer recognize the card and will not format it. I
tried WinHex
>to reformat the card on the reader by replacing the format with
the format
>from a known good smartmedia 64Mb card, but the camera still
refuses to
>recognize the card. I can read and write to the card without a
problem on
>the PC using the card reader, so I don't see anything wrong with
the card
>itself.
>
>Any clues on this problem?
>
>Jim Caldwell
>
>Original Message:
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>From: John Hermanson omtech@xxxxxxxxx
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 09:12:58 -0400
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [OM] A quick E-1 poll
>
>
>Price will be high for a while, but even that will be below msrp.
>----------------------------------------------------
>John Hermanson www.zuiko.com
>mail: omtech@xxxxxxxxx
>Camtech, Olympus Sales & Service since 1977
>21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743-4714
>631-424-2121
>----------------------------------------------------
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Caldwell" <jamesfc@xxxxxxx>
>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 6:08 PM
>Subject: RE: [OM] A quick E-1 poll
>
>
>> Perhaps if the price drops!
>>
>>
>> Jim Caldwell
>> **********************************************
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mickey
Trageser
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 3:03 PM
>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [OM] A quick E-1 poll
>>
>> Highly unlikely.
>> -Mickey
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Albert" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus List" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 11:07 PM
>> Subject: [OM] A quick E-1 poll
>>
>>
>> > Quick poll:
>> >
>> > Who thinks they will buy an E-1?
>> >
>> > Albert
>> >
>> >
>
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