Nikon D7200 will not read SD card: Cannot get D7200 to read my SD card which I have been using as recently as last night with no problems. Card read perfectly on desktop pc, but when I...

James L.

Cannot get D7200 to read my SD card which I have been using as recently as last night with no problems. Card read perfectly on desktop pc, but when I insert into camera, it reads E for empty.

I have tried both sd slots in the camera. Also tried to reformat in camera, would not reformat.... get message that says something like "option not available under current settings."

After card would not format in camera, I have tried to format on desktop pc. Tried both quick format, and also the long version. Selected exFAT (actually, it was the only option). It went through the long process as though it was formatting, but when inserted into camera, the D7200 would not read it.

I have ordered a new card, but don't have any other card right now to try it with. Would like any suggestions you could give, as I need to use this camera very soon if I can.

I also checked to make sure the sd card was not locked... it isn't

thanks for any help you may give.. I am pretty upset about this, as I like this camera, and used it for a long time !!

James

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

This happened to me while shooting in Yosemite. It worked after I removed and reinserted the battery. You can also try a factory reset by pressing the buttons with the green dots simultaneously.

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

James L. wrote:

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E does not mean empty. It means "error". The camera can not read the card.

Why do you have only one card in the camera, when it takes two? There's a couple of reasons for using both slots. One is, like now, you could take the known good card that the camera can still read, and put it on the other slot.

Here's some more info.

The D7200 is compatible with both SDHC and SDXC memory cards. The technical difference between those two specifications is in the filesystem they’re formatted with–the SDHC specification uses FAT32 formatting, while the SDXC specification uses exFAT–but when it comes to buying memory cards, the practical difference is that cards 32GB and smaller will be labeled SDHC and cards 64GB and larger will be labeled SDXC.

If you need in a hurry, why order. Go to the local drug store or where ever.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

frankraney wrote:

E does not mean empty. It means "error".... (show quote)

My understanding is that ex-FAT was invented by Microsoft for those situations where FAT didn’t provide enough directory entries.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

James L. wrote:

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It sounds like there is an error with either the card or camera. I know nothing of the specifics of your camera. But any chance you moved the tiny switch on the SD card to Lock. On my (Pentax) cameras the card set to Locked would keep from deleting images ot reformatting the card, but one could still take pictures normally.

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

rehess wrote:

My understanding is that ex-FAT was invented by Microsoft for those situations where FAT didn’t provide enough directory entries.

Yes. The larger cards will be exfat.

Bill_de Loc: US

Have you checked the position of the slide switch on the side of the SD card like Mike mentioned above?

On my Z50 it will not take a picture if the card is locked. However it does flash a message.

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bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

Make sure you are putting the card in slot 1. My 7000 has two slots and the manual says that when using one card only, use slot 1. If that’s the one you are using, get another card and put it in the 2nd slot. Go to the menu and set it for RAW or something where it will record the same image in a different format, anything other than other than overflow. See if it records on both. If not, swap slots and see what happens. That way you eliminate a bad card and then a bad card slot.

JimH123 Loc: Morgan Hill, CA

bikinkawboy wrote:

Make sure you are putting the card in slot 1. My 7000 has two slots and the manual says that when using one card only, use slot 1. If that’s the one you are using, get another card and put it in the 2nd slot. Go to the menu and set it for RAW or something where it will record the same image in a different format, anything other than other than overflow. See if it records on both. If not, swap slots and see what happens. That way you eliminate a bad card and then a bad card slot.

Is that the way it works with that camera? I have both Sony and Olympus with dual slots and on both of them, it will work with one card regardless of whether I insert in slot 1 or slot 2.

bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

To tell you the truth, I wasn’t sure so I just checked. Even though the manual says to use slot 1, I popped the one card into slot 2 and it operated normally. So if your camera won’t record in slot 2, a new or different card is in order to rule out the card. Good luck.

olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida

You can set the D7200 to use the card slot of your choice. But first try to blow out or vacuum out the card slot (in case of debris)..if that does not help, use second slot till a repair shop or Nikon can look at it = or not - I have a D7100 that the first slot "went bad" stopped recording approx 25 K clicks, the second slot has worked fine for the next 15K clicks, and still does...in order to increase it's (second slot) lifetime, I now use only the Micro SD cards, with the mini card holder staying in the camera all the time, I just remove the tiny card for downloads....I figure this will eliminate many hundreds/thousands of card insertions/removals with the second slot....just requires tweasers to pull out (for me anyway)....this method has worked fine, and I now do the same with all of my camera bodies...saves wear and tear on the card slot/pins/mechanism. Downloading by cable would be another choice, with camera bodies that support that method. My $.02

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

James L. wrote:

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Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

olemikey wrote:

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I agree with you. My d500 has never had the cards removed. I plug into the camera and the computer and download with Nikon transfer. Been doing it for 4 years and no issues. If my plug in on camera goes bad I will start doing as you with my sd card and only remove my card card.

olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida

Drbobcameraguy wrote:

I agree with you. My d500 has never had the cards removed. I plug into the camera and the computer and download with Nikon transfer. Been doing it for 4 years and no issues. If my plug in on camera goes bad I will start doing as you with my sd card and only remove my card card.

Something is going to suffer the ware-n-tear in mechanical connection (even in electro-mechanical components), no way out of that....I just looked at the whole process (pretty much the same for every camera) and decided that the camera should be subjected to the least amount of mechanical sufferage, that was when the micro SD thing set off a lightbulb in my skull (Not saying I invented the idea, just "saw the light"!! It's a bit more invoilved, but only as far as having to use tweasers to get ahold of the card and not remove the card holder.....not perfect, but much less mechanical actuations, pluggin in and taking out, mechanical latch for card, springy contacts, etc. The little micro cards are up to the task...it works well for me, esp. in light of having one working card slot.

Bill_de Loc: US

It would be interesting to know how many people , in the olden days, left their keys in the ignition for fear of wearing out the the ignition switch?

In spite of what Chicken Little believed, the sky isn't falling. And, correct me if I'm wrong, no modern camera manufacturer recommends not removing cards from a camera. The reason for having cards is so we can remove/swap them.

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