Why does my memory card not work in my Nikon D50?

Question

Nikon D50 works fine. I bought a new memory card; sandisk Extreme III. It's a 8 gig card, and when I use it in the camera, the camera displays a flashing "CHA" in the display window (the area that indicates the amount of photos available). What does that mean, and how can I use this card in my camera?

Answer 1

Probably because the Nikon D50 will only use memory cards up to 2 GB.  At 4 GB and larger, the camera must recognize FAT 32 formatting.  Your camera uses SD memory cards.  It would have to use SDHC cards to use the higher capacity cards.

Before you get too carried away, call Nikon USA's free live tech help line, (800) NIKON-UX, which is open all the time, 24/7/365