If the initial settings screen is coming up, that means the camera
has not yet been initialized with date and time information.
When you go through the format sequence I articulated in a prior
post, when you elect the final Format and OK button, the camera says
"formatting" and the IO light is lit for a few seconds.
Try taking the batteries out for a while, like 20 minutes. While
they're out, turn the camera on and press the shutter release, to try
to consume the last power in the storage capacitor. Replace the
batteries, switch on, see if it will accept a date/time input and the
OK button input.
If it doesn't, I'd wager that the OK button contacts are defective
and you have to exchange the body for another one.
Godfrey
On Sep 3, 2005, at 10:01 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
When I turn the camera on, the first thing that comes up is the
initial
settings screen to set language, home, and DST. I then have to
press the
shutter button to put the camera in a mind to shoot. If there's no
card in
the camera, the "No card in camera" message appears. When going to the
format command in the Menu system, and selecting format, the message
doesn't bounce back to the "no card in camera" screen display.
When you press the OK button to format the card, what happens on the
screen. Do you get a message that says "formatting" or some such
sign of
activity?
I'm going to visit with John Celio in a bit, swap out cards, and
see what
we can find out before I decide to give up and return the camera.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi
Hmm. I took my card out, turned on the camera. It says "no card in
camera" on the LCD. I went to the format command in the Menu system,
selected "format", and it bounced right back to the "no card in
camera" screen display. Is that not what yours does?
