Have you tried another card, to see if the camera is okay? If the card has
been "formatted" by windows, could that be why the camera says it is
defective? Instruction sheets say that a window formatted card will not work
in the camera.
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----- Original Message -----
From: <jamesfc@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Smartmedia - was A quick E-1 poll
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.
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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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John Hermanson www.zuiko.com
mail: omtech@xxxxxxxxx
Camtech, Olympus Sales & Service since 1977
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743-4714
631-424-2121 Turnaound 4-5 weeks
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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
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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.
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John Hermanson www.zuiko.com
mail: omtech@xxxxxxxxx
Camtech, Olympus Sales & Service since 1977
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743-4714
631-424-2121 Turnaound 4-5 weeks
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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.
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John Hermanson www.zuiko.com
mail: omtech@xxxxxxxxx
Camtech, Olympus Sales & Service since 1977
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743-4714
631-424-2121
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----- 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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