the card is locked
I experienced with this strange incident with my brother casio Exilim camera. a few minute after remove the memory card to copy some of new pict to my computer than insert again to the camera, but what....when I try to take a picture there is flash red text " the card is locked " ....hmmm...with a little surf on google finally I found a solution at yahoo solution.... ok.. here we go... Remove the memory stick or card from the camera. There is a small switch near the end that goes into the camera on the right side as you look at the top of the SD memory card. There may be a different set up on memory sticks . Make sure this switch is not on "Lock." CAUTION To prevent data loss, wait for lights to stop blinking then turn camera off before removing memory. For memory card readers , double click Safely Remove Hardware, Stop, and OK. Most digital cameras reset to original settings if batteries are removed for one minute. After one hour, check came...