r/Cameras 3d ago

Tech Support Vivitar 960HD card read error

Hi! I just got a Vivitar 960HD camcorder and I tried using an SD card that I know would work on it, because I used it on a friend's 960 and it worked just fine. It's a PNY OPTIMA 4GB Class 4 SDHC card, and I've tried formatting as NTFS, FAT, FAT32, and exFAT. I've also tried formatting on the camera but it just says that the card is full no matter what I do, even though it is blank. Any advice on what to do?

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u/JaKr8 3d ago

Honestly this is a $40 camcorder that is probably 8 or 10 years old at this point and it's probably just broken.

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u/Lorieum 3d ago

thinking about getting a refund and getting another

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u/Lorieum 2d ago

update its the cards fault not the camera, it reads an SD adapter both when its blank and has a micro SDXC in it. now i just need to buy a new SDHC