topic Re: "Cannot playback image" on EOS Rebel T3 in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

"Cannot playback image" on EOS Rebel T3

mindenroses — Sun, 24 May 2015 11:18:35 GMT

Hello, All:

I've had this camera for about eighteen months, using the Dane-Elec 4 GB memory card supplied with the camera. Until going on a recent vacation, both have worked flawlessly. After shooting numerous photos this time, when I tried to review the images I saw that they displayed as thumbnails with the "Cannot playback image" error message. When I tried to download, the images saved only as horizontal bands of color. I've tried a low-level reformat of the card, which doesn't cure the problem. Questions: Does this sound like a defective card, or can there be a problem with the camera itself? Also, the camera went through TSA security screening for the first time. Can the screening x-rays have damaged the card?

Any thoughts and suggestions gratefully appreciated!

- Chris Malany

Re: "Cannot playback image" on EOS Rebel T3

RobertTheFat — Sun, 24 May 2015 13:03:08 GMT

What did you see when you tried the card with a different camera and the camera with a different card?

Re: "Cannot playback image" on EOS Rebel T3

mindenroses — Sun, 24 May 2015 13:19:51 GMT

Hello, Bob:

Regretably, I've only got one camera body and one card [my bad!]. I salvaged the trip using my Samsung cell phone's camera, which was adequate for my purposes.

- Chris Malany

Re: "Cannot playback image" on EOS Rebel T3

mindenroses — Mon, 25 May 2015 15:10:06 GMT

Hello, All:

I discovered that the problem was nothing more complicated than a defective memory card. I've bought two new 16 gigabyte cards, so I now have a backup. And they say there's almost nothing to go wrong with a memory card! Live to learn.

- Chris Malany