I have two SD cards with my Minolta G500 digital camera -- a Fuji 256MB card and the Toshiba 16MB card that came with the camera.
Last weekend, I was nearing capacity on the 256MB card. Delete some pictures, right? When I was in playback mode, suddenly the camera started losing track of the numbering on the files and couldn't display any pictures (there were more than 300 in 3 megapixel mode). Then I lost playback altogether.
If I start the camera in REC mode (opening the face), it gives the error message "DON'T FORMAT" as in, don't format the SD card.
If I start in PLAY mode or switch to PLAY mode, it gives error message "01046 03837" over a blue background and shuts down.
Now, when I attempt to use another SD card (the Toshiba) I get the same error. Something has corrupted the firmware of the camera and how it handles SD cards, I suppose.
If I operate the camera without any card at all (using internal memory) it works fine.
The customer service agent at Konica Minolta USA (Doug) was not entirely familiar with this message, but was right that resetting factory settings does not reset the camera.
What I want to know is, is there a way to force a total reset of the camera by disconnecting the internal (secondary) power supply? And is that advisable? I can't believe I might have caused a repair issue simply by taking too many pictures.
I don't really care that much about the content of the SD cards (either one). Assuming neither is corrupted, I can always dump the contents to CD at the local drugstore. But I'm reluctant to format the card with the camera since it is explictly telling me not to, and miffed that Konica Minolta can't diagnose an error that's in their firmware but not in the manual.