SD300 SD card help

[doritolo]

Well I just bought a Powershot SD300 and after installing and formatting the SD card, it doesn't work. I will take shots, but they won't be stored in the camera and I can't view them, it's just a blank screen with "No Image." Did I miss a step or is there anything wrong with my card/camera??

Thanks =)

[David Metsky]

If you can, take us through the exact steps you take from the moment you turn the camera on. This'll be hard to debug without details.

-dave-

[doritolo]

Sure, sorry for the lack of clarity. Once I turn on the camera, everything seems to function properly: I can see out the lens cover through the LCD screen. When I take a picture, the flash goes off, (and makes the shutter sound), but the picture does not freeze and there is no indication at all that the picture was saved; I can still through the lens with the LCD. Then when I go into playback mode to look at the pictures I took, the screen is blank(black) with "no image" written on the screen. I can go back to still picture mode and it's as it was before, I can take pictures but they are not saved.

I tried formating the SD card* many times, even though it says in the user guide I shouldn't have to. Hope this clears things up...

*Canon SD Memory Card SDC-16MB card that comes with the camera

[Dimitri]

I was going to suggest formatting card inside the camera, then making sure the lock on the card is off. Other than that, try a different card as it may be defective (hopefully the camera isn't).

[doritolo]

Just to update, my digital camera and card work perfectly after switching memory cards. So I guess the first one was defective. Thanks for your help.