Even though many users prefer mobile phone cameras over regular digital cameras, there are still a few others who prefer digital cameras. The latter argue that the images captured on high-end digital cameras are way more superior than the ones captured on mobiles, hence the preference.
Whether you use a camera or a mobile phone camera, one thing is certain. They can both run into issues at some point. In this article, we discuss an error encountered in cameras that reads:
‘Card cannot be accessed. Reinsert/change card or format card with camera’.
Upon encountering this error, you may find that you cannot access any of the data on the card. But this situation can be difficult to handle if you have important data stored on the card. So, without further delay, let’s begin with the solutions to resolve the error.
Solution 1: Try to access the SD card from the PC
This solution will help you identify where the issue is coming from. First, connect the SD card to the computer using a card reader. If you can access the card and its data from the computer, then you know the problem is not with the card.
However, if you cannot access data on the card even after connecting it to the computer, then it is possibly an issue with the SD card.
Solution 2: Recover data and format the SD card
If the SD card doesn’t work on a computer like explained in Solution 1, it is likely that there is a problem with the card you are using. It could have gotten corrupted due to various factors such as human errors like pulling out the SD card when in use or due to using the same SD card on multiple cameras. Corruption can also be a result of virus attacks or formatting the card on a computer. But, no matter the reason for corruption, data on those cards can be recovered easily using a tool called Hi5 data recovery software.
Hi5 data recovery software is designed to recover all kinds of data like photos, videos, audio files of various formats like JPEG, JPG, PNG, PSD, GIF, TIFF, RAW images, MP3, MP4 from SD cards. Another advantage of using this tool is that the recovered data will be in the same exact manner as it was originally.
It can not only recover data from corrupt SD cards, but also from inaccessible or cards that are not detected. Sometimes, you may receive the error ‘SD card is not formatted. Do you want to format it now?’ You can use Hi5 Software even in these situations to recover data from SD card without formatting.
Format SD card
After you have recovered data from the SD card using Hi5 Software, you can proceed with formatting it to resolve the error ‘Card cannot be accessed’. Just follow the instructions below to format your SD card on the camera. Please note the steps may vary slightly depending on the make of your camera.
- Insert the SD card into your camera and click on the Menu button
- Scroll to the Camera Settings option and search for Format
- Then click Ok to confirm that you want to proceed with formatting
Please note that all data on the card will be erased after the format process and the card will be fresh as new.
