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Canon Powershot SD1000
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Carol Slattery (calleigh) 3 pts
March 29, 2008 6:11 PM
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Digital Camera Canon SD 1000 Locked Memory card.

I have a Canon PowerShot SD 1000. I have a message that reads, memory card error. Card locked. I have looked everywhere and I DO NOT have a tiny tab anywhere. I have used a new card and the same thing happens. Any help would be great. This is very frustrating.
Thanks.
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Larry (logcabiny) 4897 pts
March 29, 2008 10:22 PM
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Certainly sounds frustrating. Never-the-less, let's start with the most common and simple fix first. Let's look one more time for that lock tab. Hold your card where you can see the copper connections. Look or even feel along the right hand EDGE. You may feel a small gap or notch. At one end of that notch is the tab. Just slide it to the other end of the notch and you'll be set to go.
If no notch or tab is located, you could be experiencing something that was reported on Canon S400 cameras and is correctable.

I found this elsewhere on this website:

(Amy Smith - 7/14/07)
As suggested in an earlier post:
- Removed the CF card
- Held down 'Menu' key until I could reset to factory default settings
- Popped in card
- Formatted it
- Restarted camera.
Well, it didn't work for me & not wanting to unscrew all the tiny screws and open up my camera
I just reformatted the card a 2nd time. This time it worked! What a relief!
Maybe that will help. Also, others have posted that they have had Canon fix this problem for free.

To adapt to your model camera -- first job is remove the SD card. next is resetting the camera. each model is different so you may have to read the manual for the procedure for this model. Some cameras require removal of the battery for several minutes then replacing it and turning the camera on. It is similar to rebooting a computer to reset everything to the factory defaults. Next reinsert the card and format it in the camera. Be aware that formatting the card will erase everything on it. If that is not acceptable, then buy a card reader and transfer everything on the card to your computer via the card reader before reformatting it in the camera.

Let me know if that still doesn't do it for you. Also, was the camera working normally before this occurred? Did you use the computer to delete images or format the card? What brand and specification are your cards? Size in GB and speed by Class I, II or III?
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Carol Slattery (calleigh) 3 pts
March 31, 2008 1:29 PM
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Thanks so much for your help. Taking the battery out for a few minutes did the trick. Who would have guessed. I wonder why the handbook doesn't provide this troubleshooting tip along with the locked tab on the card [which I don't have].
Again, thanks so much.
Carol
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Larry (logcabiny) 4897 pts
March 31, 2008 5:00 PM
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Hurray! Glad it worked and you're in the photography business again! Also, thanks for the points and for letting me know what worked for you. I'm always happy about a good result.
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Liga (SauleBaltaa) 1 pts
June 24, 2008 2:56 PM
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Larry, I have the same problems with Canon Powershot A470 (Memory card error: card locked). I tryed to lock/unlock sd memory card - noting changes. I tryed restart camera (also with taking out all batteries) - noting changes.

And I tryed to format camera: BUT my Canon doesn't allow to do it (says - card locked). And my laptop don't want to recognize memory card anymore (also - doesn't allow to do anything with card).

SD Memory Card: Intenso, 2 Gb (http://www.intenso.de/product_pic.phtml?artno=3401440).

I tryed to change memory cards: original Canon memory card still works well, but it's too small to work normally with camera.
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sue 2 pts
July 17, 2008 8:35 AM
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Yeah!!! You saved me!!! This info was no where to be found in my camera manual. Thanks you again!!!
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Canon Powershot SD850 owner in New York 0 pts
October 26, 2008 11:38 AM
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I moved the white tab on my memory card to the other side and it fixed my card locked error, you are the best assistance I have gotten, thanks!!
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Kerty 0 pts
December 17, 2008 5:12 AM
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Hi,
My doubt is regarding SD1000. If i connect my camera with pc using the USB chord, the wizard says that there are no pictures in ur camera but those pictures can be viewed from the camera. any suggetions?
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CAMERA HELP 1 pts
May 2, 2009 12:06 AM
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i dont't know how to fix the stupid camera i tried everything but it still says card locked aND I CANT TAKE PHOTOS OR ANYTHIGN (OHHHH SO FUSTRATING)!!!!! plz HELP E
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Sally 0 pts
May 13, 2009 4:52 AM
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pleaaaassse help.
mycamera says the memory card is full ,but my computer wont show anything on the card.whats wrong ?
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Sally 0 pts
May 13, 2009 4:53 AM
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by the way,my camera is s2 IS powershot
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CARES 1 pts
May 21, 2009 7:01 AM
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WOW GLAD I'M NOT THEY ONLY ONE WITH LOCKED MEM CARD. THE CARD THAT CAME WITH THE CAMERA IS LOCKED. THE CAMERA WON'T EVEN ALLOW ME TO FORMAT THE CARD. WE TOOK PROM PICTURES AND I DOWNLADED THEM TO COMPUTER. TRIED BATTERIES OUT, IN MADE SURE CARD WAS UNLOCKED ETC. ANYMORE SUGGESTIONS? MY CAMERA MODEL IS A A470 POWERSHOT. WE JUST BOUGHT THIS CAMERA 3 WEEKS AGO IT TAKES WONDERFUL PICTURES BUT WITH CARD LOCKED IT WON'T EVEN TAKE A PICTURE. THE FORMAT CHOICE WILL NOT COME UP AS IT IS LOCKED
1111 FRUSTRATING. AS I BOUTGHT THIS MODEL BECAUSE CANON HAS BEEN IN THE BUSINESS FOREVER. THERE ARE ONLY 14 PICTURES ON MY 2 GB MEM CARD

ANY MORE SUGGESTIONS? ALTHOUGH FORMATING SHOULD BE EASY EVERYTHING I HAVE TRIED. DOESN'T SEEM TO UNLOCKED IT.....
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CanonUsdtobereliable 0 pts
June 22, 2009 9:00 PM
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yes I have the same problem. I don't get it, if it says card is locked, it won't allow you to format it in camera either. So the instructions in the first post does not really apply to the card lock situation! Anyway, I still haven't found any solutions to this, if anyone has let us know.
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Charle 0 pts
July 3, 2009 5:29 PM
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Try inserting another memory card and the trying the original one. . .it kind of resets the lock thing on the camera. That's what i did with mine.
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kester 0 pts
August 12, 2009 10:13 PM
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Actually...who can tell me what's the function of the card lock?
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gopaldesikan 0 pts
August 19, 2009 3:51 AM
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Hai......

can anyone help me to unlock the memory card that is locked in my cannon camera model A580 A1AF. I tried to move the small switch like thing in the memory card up and down, still it is not functioning.


Pllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
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Nic 0 pts
November 4, 2009 1:46 PM
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I am having the same problem as Liga, My lock tab on the memory card doesn't work my camera says the card is locked and my computer will not read the card. I need some help please I have pictures on here
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