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Minolta Dimage G500 Recording mode not working

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ennyiko New Member • Posts: 1
Minolta Dimage G500 Recording mode not working

Hi, I recently got my hands on a Minolta Dimage G500 camera from Ebay (came with the batteries, charger and camera).

I bought a Lexar 64GB SD card for it and after receiving it in the post and putting the two together I realised that the camera works fine, it's just that I am unable to put it into the recording setting.

I'm very new to cameras so I was wondering if anyone knows where I might've gone wrong e.g. the SD card isn't big enough, if I need a memory stick or if I've gotten the short straw and got unlucky. I'm able to adjust every other setting on the camera, just not able to turn on the record mode.

If anyone has any clue please let me know, thank you!

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neilt3
neilt3 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,008
Re: Minolta Dimage G500 Recording mode not working

Welcome to the forum .

ennyiko wrote:

Hi, I recently got my hands on a Minolta Dimage G500 camera from Ebay (came with the batteries, charger and camera).

I bought a Lexar 64GB SD card for it and after receiving it in the post and putting the two together I realised that the camera works fine, it's just that I am unable to put it into the recording setting.

I'm very new to cameras so I was wondering if anyone knows where I might've gone wrong e.g. the SD card isn't big enough,

64GB ? there's a good chance it's too big !

4 GB was considered a large card back then . Have you formatted the card in the camera ? It might be it's not recognising the card .

In the specifications , it tells you how many images it fit on a 16mb memory card . That's not a typo , 16 MB not 16 GB !

For your computer RAM to process files it recommends 16mb , preferably 32mb or RAM , today you need 16 or 32 GB !

if I need a memory stick or if I've gotten the short straw and got unlucky. I'm able to adjust every other setting on the camera, just not able to turn on the record mode.

If anyone has any clue please let me know, thank you!

If it's doing everything else , then it should work fine .

What happens when you press the shutter release ?

Have you read the manual ?

Has it got the latest firmware installed ? This could effect it as some early cameras had a FW update so the could use larger cards .

Get the manual and FW updates etc from here ; https://www.konicaminoltasupport.com/index.php?id=2884&L=700

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Maoby
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Re: Minolta Dimage G500 Recording mode not working

Your camera should work without a memory card. It has an internal memory of 2 MB
And I advise you to invest in a memory card from 8 to 32MB on eBay

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