I think you're going to create some confusion by misidentifying the memory card as a SIM. While a SIM looks like an very small SD memory card, and has memory functions, it is not a memory card in the sense that Canon and all camera mfrs. use simply ...
There's a sliding tab on the SD memory card that either locks the card (prevents writing to it) or "unlocks" it, allowing writing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58pdnjskvyw If you have the tab of the card in the unlocked position and you get a me...
Please look at the photos I posted. The "TAB" is the little sliding gizmo ON the side of the memory CARD. This is the mechanical way of locking or unlocking the card to allow data to be manipulated on it. You want it unlocked inside your camera. ...
Yeah, you said that before.... Everyone, of course, is going to make their own decision. In the absence of any evidence or reports of dire mishaps occurring from using the quick fix, I see no reason not to use it. The modifications are entirely on ...
BLUF: The tape fix works. I am simply elaborating a little on the technique, FYI. Today I received a used SD1200 IS that I bought off ebay as a #2 / backup camera. It seemed to operate OK; it came without a memory card, so I slipped one in. Got the...