08-19-2022 05:34 PM - last edited on 08-20-2022 08:40 AM by Danny
My eos 1000d suddenly wont read memory cards, it worked fine until one day it asked me to format the card and got stuck on busy. Now anytime I try to format an sd card it just shows the busy screen and does nothing. I've tried formatting the sd card fat32/exfat etc. but to no avail. It works with no sd card in, focuses and takes a photo but it doesn't save anything without the sd card. Any ideas to get it to format a card would be much appreciated.
08-19-2022 05:39 PM
Hi Gabriel and welcome to the forum:
What kinds of SD cards are you using - by that I am thinking of Micro SD with an adapter.
08-19-2022 05:59 PM
No being an older camera I've always avoided those. Always used a 1gb sandisk and today i bought a new 32gb sandisk that does the same thing. Both just standard one piece sd cards.
08-19-2022 07:42 PM
There is a firmware bug if you have 1.0.5 or earlier.
08-19-2022 09:04 PM
Are any updates available? Or can this not be rectified?
08-19-2022 10:56 PM
I have checked the sites for firmware updates for several Canon sites, and no there is no firmware update.
My next suggestion is to do a full camera reset. To do so follow the instructions on P114 of your user manual. If you don't have one, download the PDF HERE
08-20-2022 08:38 AM
I probably have the firmware for 1000D on my computer, but I will not see it before beginning of next month. And if it is that issue with faulty firmware, then it will probably not help installing the new one now https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/Canon-EOS-1000D-problem-buSY/m-p/2368...
08-20-2022 03:33 PM
I am curious why Canon withdrew the firmware... on one site, there is a link but that link is broken and on all of the sites I visited there was no mention at all. Yet, there were loose comments on some support sites that referred to a 1.8.0 firmware, but it is nowhere that I can find it.
As you say, that horse may have bolted, so one can only try the reset and hope for the best!
08-20-2022 04:00 PM
Tried the reset with no luck unfortunately. The research I’ve done also suggests there is no software available, I bought this second hand so haven’t got the discs to connect it to the computer either.
Considered cutting my loses and upgrading units to a 2000D and using my lenses. Thanks for your help
08-20-2022 04:14 PM
Probably a wise move!
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