k5 "this image cannot be displayed"
The camera is very picky when it comes to files it can read so if the software you use to download the photos has altered the files slightly it can be that the camera can't read them anymore.
There's no need to transfer the files to a computer and then keep them for viewing on the camera, it seems to have caused a problem anyway.
Don't format the cards in the computer, do it in the camera to avoid any further glitches.
When you use a card reader or open the files in thumbnail view, your computer will try to make thumbnails which it embeds into the file. Unfortunately your K-5 had already created a thumbnail (of sorts) which it could read, but it doesn't reconise the one created by your computer.
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What kind of card were you using?
I had the same problem with my K20D using a PNY 8GB card.
The image would appear on the screen, then once the orange write light went out, the message "this image cannot be displayed".
This would happen a few times on the same shoot!
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How did you download your photos and what file type or you using? (DNG,PEF, JPG?)
The camera is very picky when it comes to files it can read so if the software you use to download the photos has altered the files slightly it can be that the camera can't read them anymore.
If the action of copying a file from the card to another storage device has corrupted the the file on the card then there's somethign wrong with the software or the card has developed a fault.
Copying should never alter the original file
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Copying should never alter the original file
I agree but you never know what precisely happened, that's why i said if.
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Did you notice this problem when you took the shot?
What kind of card were you using?
I had the same problem with my K20D using a PNY 8GB card.
The image would appear on the screen, then once the orange write light went out, the message "this image cannot be displayed".
This would happen a few times on the same shoot!
I've had this same problem using my K7. After taking a shot it takes a long time for the file to be written to the card. I can tell by the red light on the back of the camera. When I try to review using the replay button I get the message "This image cannot be displayed". I've noticed that this happens more often when I use my 24-300mm Sigma lens. However, I'm not sure what the problem is. Has anyone else had this problem and how can you fix it?
I only shoot RAW and use a Wintec 8 GB SDHC class 10 card.
Thanks!
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