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My camera reads that my card is locked, regardless whether my card is in the locked position or not. Having moved my SD Card to another camera, it was just fine, so it's my camera that thinks it's locked. Is my camera screwed? or is there a way to fix it?
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All SD cards has a physical switch that locks the card. Remove the card from the camera and check this switch. It's on the left side of the card opposite side the angled edge. Make sure that the switch is in the forward position (towards the pins that get seated in the camera). Replace the card in the camera carefully to avoid moving the switch. Try accessing the card again.
If the switch is damaged or slides back and forth to the locked position easily, replace the card. It's possible to temporarily fix the card to access it. You need to carefully cut the switch plastic away from that slot and then cover the slot with tape. Make sure that the tape lies flat against the card and doesn't cover the area with the pins.
Take the memory card out of the camera. Move the lock switch on the side of the card to the unlocked position if it is in the locked position. Replace the card carefully without moving that switch.The unlocked position on most SD cards puts the switch towards the end of the card that goes into the camera first.
If that doesn't help, try a different card. The card you are using may have a problem that could require formatting. Copy your photos to another drive first. (Use a drive/photo recovery program on your computer (with the card in an SD card reader). There are some that will attempt to read even a corrupted SD card.) Then reformat the card. If the card can't be reformatted, it may have failed. Check your warranty on the card and see if it will be replaced by the manufacturer.
Check whether or not you accidentally moved the write protect slider on the edge of the SD card to the "locked" position. If it is, then slide it out of that position.
SD and SDHC cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the metal contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card.
This assumes that your camera is compatible with SDHC cards. Not all Canon cameras are, but as you didn't specify the model of your camera I can't tell you whether yours is or not.
Remove the memory card out of your camera. On the left side of the card is a white switch. Move it to the upright position. Resinstall card back into your camera.
thought the cards have a little tab on them so they can be "write protected" it is a little plastic tab on the side of the memory card you slide up and down. I know most SD cards have it, CF cards dont so if its anything besides SD memory its probobly the memory card or some little switch or somthing in the camera that tells the camera when the card is in the "Locked" or "Write protected" mode.
Looking at my SD memory cards they have a little arrow on the edge and they say "Lock" pointing down, the slider is up. Move yours both ways, maybe it has a bad connection in the card (im not sure what it actualy does) or its in a position the camera thinks its locked?
The SD card has a lock switch to prevent existing data from being erased. To record images or movies this switch must be in the normal (non lock) position. Different brands of SD memory cards may identify this switch differently. Regardless the procedure should be the same. Try removing the card from the camera and be sure that the switch is not in the locked position.
Take the memory card out of the camera. Look at it carefully and you will seea small tab. Move the tab from the locked position to the unlocked position. Re-install the memory card into the camera and then you're done.
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