F30 Show "Card Not Initialized" !!

[donchua]

Went Zoo on last Sun with F30.
Back home plug my xD card into the card reader and able to read the card
and see all pic.
Then on next day, I plug the card into the reader again and it coludn't read
the xD card. Put back into the F30 and to my horror, it show "Card Not Initialized".
I quickly tried using Lexar Image Rescure2 and manage to retrieve back
all the pictures. Format the card in F30 and all back to normal.
Yesterday again, same thing happened. On F30 and it show "Card Not Initialized" again.
Hopefully not the cam fault or thr card falut.. as stated in the manual..

[azul123]

Using H card or M card? wah.. so scary see your post like that. I got the Olympus H card when I bought the camera.

Like that must take extra precaution man...

../azul123

[AhmadH]

What card reader are using?

[padme]

Originally Posted by azul123 Using H card or M card? wah.. so scary see your post like that. I got the Olympus H card when I bought the camera. Like that must take extra precaution man... ../azul123

Pardon my ignorance - what's the difference between the H and M xD cards?

[azul123]

Originally Posted by padme Pardon my ignorance - what's the difference between the H and M xD cards?

So sorry, I am too new to this also, I just know they have these different xD cards, why? I dunno.

When I bought the camera the salesman told me that they gave me a better Olympus card can do Panorama, I asked why Fujifilm one cannot is it? can't remember what he answered but I didn't care at the time as was too engross with the camera playing with it as I walked out the store. Paiseh can't answer you properly leh.

../azul123

[jbma]

Originally Posted by azul123 When I bought the camera the salesman told me that they gave me a better Olympus card can do Panorama../azul123

I think he tried to pull a fast one on you.

[azul123]

Originally Posted by jbma I think he tried to pull a fast one on you.

He might have... I guess I came into the shop too eager to get the camera. But I did check some website someone posted that he is selling it looks like the xD H from Olympus is the most expensive one leh, whether it is the best of the xD version? I dunno.

Aiyah... why like that one? xD lehceh lah.

../azul123

[apteryx]

Originally Posted by donchua Went Zoo on last Sun with F30. Back home plug my xD card into the card reader and able to read the card and see all pic. Then on next day, I plug the card into the reader again and it coludn't read the xD card. Put back into the F30 and to my horror, it show "Card Not Initialized". I quickly tried using Lexar Image Rescure2 and manage to retrieve back all the pictures. Format the card in F30 and all back to normal. Yesterday again, same thing happened. On F30 and it show "Card Not Initialized" again. Hopefully not the cam fault or thr card falut.. as stated in the manual..

I've same problem before, my is using fuji xD H type on F11. I think you better go to fujifilm service centre to change it. I got the same error once and after formatting, it's working. But I went to japan to use on my F11, same problem happens again and all my pics are gone. tried all type of software also cannot retrieve back. Went to fujifilm service centre and they told me they also cannot retrieve the pics back too and they offer to exchange my faulty card to a new one.

[padme]

Was just asking someone about the M and H cards and he suspects it's got to do with the write speed, H being possibly faster. Which will mean that there's a price difference between the 2 types - haha maybe someone can help enlighten us? Mine's an M. And I've just removed the card from its packaging and will probably not be able to bring it back for an exchange!

And yes, I agree that Olympus xD cards are unlikely to have anything to do with your ability to take panoramas. Good news is that there're plenty of decent freeware that can do the job.

[donchua]

Originally Posted by AhmadH What card reader are using?

Normal card reader, brand: Consus.
Gotten it free last time.

[donchua]

Originally Posted by azul123 Using H card or M card? wah.. so scary see your post like that. I got the Olympus H card when I bought the camera. Like that must take extra precaution man... ../azul123

It is a Fuji H xD card.

[donchua]

Originally Posted by apteryx I've same problem before, my is using fuji xD H type on F11. I think you better go to fujifilm service centre to change it. I got the same error once and after formatting, it's working. But I went to japan to use on my F11, same problem happens again and all my pics are gone. tried all type of software also cannot retrieve back. Went to fujifilm service centre and they told me they also cannot retrieve the pics back too and they offer to exchange my faulty card to a new one.

My case I still can retreive back myself.
Busy with work now.. Will monitor the card and see how..

[sk318c]

Originally Posted by padme Pardon my ignorance - what's the difference between the H and M xD cards?

iirc, H-type is the fastest.
M-Type is using a Multi Level Cell architecture, but turns out it is the slowest among all types, slower than the normal type cards. But now this type have 2GB.

And yes, I also heard that Olympus xD cards (H?) are the only ones to support Olympus' panoramic function or "picture effects", but I not very sure.

Threadstarter, I think you may want to buy newer type of card-reader for the transfering of photos. Was told that these new cards are incompatible with some older card readers, and might have some 'bad effects' on the cards.

[donchua]

Originally Posted by sk318c iirc, H-type is the fastest. M-Type is using a Multi Level Cell architecture, but turns out it is the slowest among all types, slower than the normal type cards. But now this type have 2GB. And yes, I also heard that Olympus xD cards (H?) are the only ones to support Olympus' panoramic function or "picture effects", but I not very sure. Threadstarter, I think you may want to buy newer type of card-reader for the transfering of photos. Was told that these new cards are incompatible with some older card readers, and might have some 'bad effects' on the cards.

I see that most card reader look the same, only brand different.
So how to see which is 'new' & which is 'old'?

[ongwc7272]

I faced same problem, and even worse...
I itchy hand , go and format my H-type 1 G xd card (fujifilm) using my card reader and after that, the xd card cannot be used anymore (error message showed). No matter how I did (eg, format using my E900 Fujifilm digital camera, using other card reader to format etc ), still cannot "rescue" the 1G xd card. At the end I have to buy another 512 mb xd card... Painful lesson to learn..

[runes]

Last Sunday, I saved pics onto my 256mb xD card using a card reader, total of over 50 pics for developing.

Upon arriving at the shop, it can't be read. Tried reading using printing booth, card reader, camera, only knows there's data but can't be read.

Wasted my long long trip to shop.

Lesson learnt from using xD
1. Direct transfer from camera. Troublesome but some images transfered previously using card reader, some images were corrupted.
2. If want to save images to print, use other cards like CF or SD, or even thumbdrive. Forget using xD.

[runes]

Originally Posted by ongwc7272 I faced same problem, and even worse... I itchy hand , go and format my H-type 1 G xd card (fujifilm) using my card reader and after that, the xd card cannot be used anymore (error message showed). No matter how I did (eg, format using my E900 Fujifilm digital camera, using other card reader to format etc ), still cannot "rescue" the 1G xd card. At the end I have to buy another 512 mb xd card... Painful lesson to learn..

I understand how you felt. Almost happened to me, but managed to format from my camera. Well, trying not to use xD card but Fuji happens to be great for low pics photos.

[twosix]

Have you updated the F30 with the latest firmware?

[azul123]

Originally Posted by twosix Have you updated the F30 with the latest firmware?

So what is the latest firmware?

../azul123

[micah4]

Originally Posted by runes Last Sunday, I saved pics onto my 256mb xD card using a card reader, total of over 50 pics for developing. Upon arriving at the shop, it can't be read. Tried reading using printing booth, card reader, camera, only knows there's data but can't be read. Wasted my long long trip to shop. Lesson learnt from using xD 1. Direct transfer from camera. Troublesome but some images transfered previously using card reader, some images were corrupted. 2. If want to save images to print, use other cards like CF or SD, or even thumbdrive. Forget using xD.

I think the worst is to overreact and go to the other extreme...

I've had the f30 since july and from day1 transferred using a cardreader (the Mini - similar to the one sold at eastgear for 35 - but i got it for 28 elsewhere) - happy to report that not one file have been lost/corrupted, and mind u I did this in/out almost daily.

However I am careful to do deleting/formatting ONLY ON THE F30.

So with careful handling, the xD is just like another flash memory card.

But a point to note: most of my transfers are under 20 files each time, so just perhaps a larger number of files like 50+ and above may give trouble ...perhaps some others might like to verify this.