EOS 7D ii doesn't write to cards

[beesong]

This just happened a couple of days ago; it was writing fine to cards up until then. Images show in playback mode but not on either the CF or SD card when in USB mode, either directly from camera or via card readers. Same thing with second computer. Have re-booted computer, reset camera, and everything else I can think of. I don't think the 7d has internal memory; why can I only see the pix that way? And how can I transfer them to my computers? (oh, and fresh battery, too)

[cicopo]

Is the camera set to write RAW to one card & jpg to the other? You can't see what wasn't wrote to at least 1 of the cards. Pull both cards & try shooting without them. Then try viewing what you shot. 

[beesong]

Enlighten me, please...... if I take out both cards, where will the pix be recorded? That's really one of the things that confuse me the most - I can see my recent photos on the camera even when my cards are removed, and I know that the 7D doesn't have internal memory. Definitely an interesting issue........

[cicopo]

You can see photos when BOTH cards are out of it? Can you scroll through them?

[lly3988]

When you have both cards removed, you can still view the photo taken by your 7D2 after removing the cards.  But just the only one taken last. You are right, there is no internal memory.

This has nothing to do with writing images to the cards.

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@beesong wrote:

I can see my recent photos on the camera even when my cards are removed

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This is absolutely impossible.