D7000 stopped recognising card...

[SCraig]

I used SanDisk cards almost exclusively, and had zero, nada, none, no issues over a several year period, including a couple SanDisk cards that went through the washer and dryer in a pocket of my photographer's vest.

At one time, and I suspect it's still true today, there were only a couple of manufacturers of solid-state memory with Fujitsu being the largest by far. By the same token there are many companies putting their label on the same memory being manufactured by those one or two companies.

The difference between them is testing. Some companies require a long "Burn In" period for memory (24 hours or more) and thoroughly test their memory for errors. Whether they do this themselves or require the manufacturer to do it I don't know, but it's obviously going to affect their cost for the base product.

The two companies that I respect above all others are San Disk and Kingston. I've been using Kingston memory in computers and devices for nearly 25 years and have yet to see any of it go bad. Same for San Disk. They have good testing procedures in place and the fact that bad memory seldom gets past their tests shows this.

Other companies are not as reliable. They buy memory that has not been extensively tested (or skip the testing procedures in their own facilities), and it shows up in their products. I've had several sticks of memory by other manufacturers go bad and I've learned my lesson. Lesser quality manufacturers would rather have the occasional piece come back for a warranty replacement than go to the time and expense to thoroughly burn-in and test what they sell.

 

[impulsive1]

I am having this same issue with my D7000 also. The cards I have been using are new. I don't think all 4 of them are bad.

 

[tevo]

I am having this same issue with my D7000 also. The cards I have been using are new. I don't think all 4 of them are bad.

Solutions:

OPTION ONE:

1. Throw camera at wall.
2. Unzip.
3. Relieve self on camera.
4. Shake
5. Zip Up


OPTION TWO:

File a report with Nikon, and send it to them. They should be able to fix it - other option is to bring it to a certified camera shop, but if you contact Nikon they will give you some DIY methods to resolve the issue (if applicable)

 

[impulsive1]

Thanks going to try the firmware update first. Then option two. Option one will definitely be a last resort.

 

[tevo]

Thanks going to try the firmware update first. Then option two. Option one will definitely be a last resort.

Warning on option two: I cannot personally confirm this, but another member of TPF ended up waiting 4 months or some insane amount of time for his camera to come back from Nikon, and they did not ship him a replacement one to use in the meantime. Just worth taking into consideration

 

[ccantrell]

I just switched from a D300 to a D7000 and out of the box, 2 brand new Sandisk 16GB Ultra Class 6 cards (supported cards base on Nikon's website), I'm getting memory card error messages. Searching D7000 memory error brings up a lot of reports. This seems like Nikon has a much bigger problem than a "few" bad cards. Not at all what I've come to expect from Nikon. I've just updated to 1.03 firmware and will see but honestly, with all the reports of problems (and some serious while on paid shoots), I don't know if I want to take a chance.

 

[Aileron]

Did you try a different card? Also make sure there isn't a small piece or sliver of plastic on any of the contacts on the card or in the camera, there was one on mine and the D7000 acted the same way.

Spent 45 mins trying to figure out why my Sd card wouldn't format. Gave a quick blow of air into the card slot and everything works fine again.
Thanks 2wheel!

 

[TheFantasticG]

Smaller? Pft. I just got four 64GB cards because I'm getting tired of changing them frequently and it's just better for me for time lapses if I'm not shooting tethered. I have about half a dozen 16gb UHS-1 extreme 95mb/s and two 8GB 45mb/s UHS-1 cards. Only card I have to start flaking on me since is this Patriot 64gb class 10 card. I'm still using it but only for time lapses in the backyard.

Have you updated your firmware yet?

They fixed some of the card issues with it.

andy

True. This fixed a few of my problems.

 

[tevo]

Hi all,

I need some advice (apologies if there's a more suitable place for this).

I'm using a Brand New D7000 with a 16 GB SanDisk Extreme (30MB/s) Memory card.

They've been working beautifully together all weekend, now the camera suddenly won't recognise the card.

-E- shows permanently on the display. I can't format the card with the camera, as it doesn't even acknowledge the card is present.
I've tried both slots, same issue. (Only tried/own one card though) The computer still reads the card without issue.

At the time I noticed the problem, the battery indicator still shows about 1/4 to 1/3 charge.

Also, I'm not sure if it's a related issue (card seating, etc.) but several photos taken over the weekend were not saved. No corrupt file, no skipped file number, but the camera went through all the usual motions of taking a shot - Shutter went off, flash where appropriate. It could have dropped out to a Demo-mode of sorts but I didn't notice any error messages at the time, and subsequent shots (without any changes) saved fine.

Any thoughts?

Many thanks!

Late, but a firmware update fixed this issue.

 

[Mully]

Did you use the camera to format the card?

 

[Fox_Racing_Guy]

For you folks having problems with the SanDisk SD cards are you purchasing them on Ebay? Fake SanDisk cards are widely reported on Ebay.
eBay Guides - FAKE SanDisk Ultra Secure Digital Cards Exposed

I use Mushkin SDXC 64GB cards exclusively and never had a problem.

 

[Mully]

^^^^^ I have 3 of them with problems i got off ebay ....I will throw them out, I don't need problems LOL