Trying to get pictures off an SD card and it's asking me to format the disk

Robert wrote:
I bought the disk at Radio Shack the other day. It is definitely
working because I can see the pictures on the camcorder, a Canon
ZR70MC. Canon does not have the right software on their website for
transferring the pictures from the camcorder.

I plugged the card reader in and then I plugged the disk into the card
reader and a red light came on on the computer. This is on the back.
The computer is a Sony with Windows XP Home and is 7 years old. If I
plug the card reader in with the card in it, there is no red light.
"Removable Disk (I" appears on Windows Explorer. When I double
click on this, I get the not-formatted error message.

I'm wondering if it would work at all. If I said yes and reformatted
the disk, could I then put some new pictures on the disk and get them
on the computer? I could always get another disk as a test.

"Jim" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 28 May 2009 01:18:01 -0400, "Robert"
wrote:

I took some still pictures with my Canon camcorder and they are okay
because
I can see them on the camcorder. I bought a little SD card reader
and plugged it into the computer and when I double click on it on
Windows Explorer I get a popup that says this disk is not
formatted, want to format
it? If I say no, nothing happens. If I say yes, won't I lose the
pictures?

Robert


1 : is the card reader compatable ?
2 : plug the card reader in , then plug the card in .

What happens if you jsut connect the camera directly to the PC with the USB
cable provided? I only have a stills Canon camera, but that appears in My
Computer as its own entry (not a drive letter).

Robert wrote:
I bought the disk at Radio Shack the other day. It is definitely
working because I can see the pictures on the camcorder, a Canon
ZR70MC. Canon does not have the right software on their website for
transferring the pictures from the camcorder.

I plugged the card reader in and then I plugged the disk into the card
reader and a red light came on on the computer. This is on the back.
The computer is a Sony with Windows XP Home and is 7 years old. If I
plug the card reader in with the card in it, there is no red light.
"Removable Disk (I" appears on Windows Explorer. When I double
click on this, I get the not-formatted error message.

I'm wondering if it would work at all. If I said yes and reformatted
the disk, could I then put some new pictures on the disk and get them
on the computer? I could always get another disk as a test.

"Jim" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 28 May 2009 01:18:01 -0400, "Robert"
wrote:

I took some still pictures with my Canon camcorder and they are okay
because
I can see them on the camcorder. I bought a little SD card reader
and plugged it into the computer and when I double click on it on
Windows Explorer I get a popup that says this disk is not
formatted, want to format
it? If I say no, nothing happens. If I say yes, won't I lose the
pictures?

Robert


1 : is the card reader compatable ?
2 : plug the card reader in , then plug the card in .

What happens if you jsut connect the camera directly to the PC with the USB
cable provided? I only have a stills Canon camera, but that appears in My
Computer as its own entry (not a drive letter).

"Robert" wrote in message
...
I took some still pictures with my Canon camcorder and they are okay
because I can see them on the camcorder. I bought a little SD card reader
and plugged it into the computer and when I double click on it on Windows
Explorer I get a popup that says this disk is not formatted, want to format
it? If I say no, nothing happens. If I say yes, won't I lose the
pictures?


Some camcorders (and indeed cameras) format memory cards in a manner not
quite compatible with Windows. The usual cure (but not without loosing
what's on the card) is to reformat the card in Windows. The card should
work in the camcorder.

Better still, connect the camcorder to the PC via its supplied USB cable.
This way, the camera takes care of any formatting problems.

"Robert" wrote in message
...
I took some still pictures with my Canon camcorder and they are okay
because I can see them on the camcorder. I bought a little SD card reader
and plugged it into the computer and when I double click on it on Windows
Explorer I get a popup that says this disk is not formatted, want to format
it? If I say no, nothing happens. If I say yes, won't I lose the
pictures?


Some camcorders (and indeed cameras) format memory cards in a manner not
quite compatible with Windows. The usual cure (but not without loosing
what's on the card) is to reformat the card in Windows. The card should
work in the camcorder.

Better still, connect the camcorder to the PC via its supplied USB cable.
This way, the camera takes care of any formatting problems.