SONY C:13:01 ERROR

I get error C:13:01 in SONY cyber short camera. PLEASE GIVER REPLY HOW TO REPAIR.

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• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
  Htay Aung Thu
  - 3rd Mar 2005 5:35
  I use 128MB Memory Stick and C:13:01 error is occured. please give me advice .
  
  
• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
  Mac
  - 6th Mar 2005 3:13
  For the Record I bought a Sony P-120 and decided to complement it with a 1GB memory stick from Sandisk - I also thought that it would be a good idea to get a memory card reader, because it would save me the hassle of using the flimsy USB connector on the bottom of the camera.
  
  I have noticed that some people mentioned that they got the dreaded C:13:01 error after entering the memory stick into a third party device such as the memory stick interface to a printer.
  
  Well I got it after I entered it into the memory card reader. This Thread has been helpful - while reading the messages, I began to see some common fixes to the C:13:01 problem:
  
  1. Change the battery
  2. Format it with the MSFMTINST210.EXE utility provided by Sony
  
  The first fix actually did work. After a long night of trying every ridiculous combination of work-arounds, I let it be overnight. Changed the battery in the morning and it worked.
  
  But not for long - which leads onto the second fix, the formatter provided by Sony. It was able to see the 32MB stick (provided with camera) from inside my camera, but not the 1GB stick - Version 2.1 of the software hasn't been modified since 11-04-2003 (might not support reading of 1GB). So I duly formatted it using windows XP (selecting the FAT option). I did this through the card reader. But in order for the reader to read the stick, the stick had to be bent at an angle in order to get a good connection with the metal connectors of the stick and reader.
  
  This is quiet telling, because I remembered that I had to force the stick into the reader on the first occasion. The metal connectors might have become displaced by this. So the only thing for it was to try and bend the connectors back into position for it to be read by the camera. This was done by lightly applying pressure with thumb( metal connectors of stick facing away from thumb). Placed it back into camera - and it worked (for about 5 mins). Took back out, applied some more pressure to the stick, put it back in and it worked.
  
  So to finish this long winded work around - DON'T PUT THE MEMORY STICK INTO A THIRD PARTY READING INTERFACE. When I decided to buy the P120, somebody warned me that if I bought a sony camera, then I couldn't avoid buying all the camera's accessories from sony. Seems they were right!
  
  
  • Re[2]: SONY C:13:01 ERROR Ruben Kranendonk - 14th Mar 2005 21:06
    Sony definitly ****, I went on a trip to London with a couple of friends, made over 200 photo's with a SONY digital camera and when I tried to put them on my PC I got an memory stick error. These pictures had an enormous emotional value to me and my friends and now it's al flushed down the toilet. I got 3 photo's back using a file-restore program and I mailed sony this afternoon. When I get response from sony I'll post it here. Signed by Ruben Kranendonk The Netherlands (that's why my english is bad!)
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY C:13:01 ERROR nitefall - 5th Sep 2006 3:53
    This is indeed interesting. I left a 512 meg memstick in a third party device for about 2 weeks... i downloaded the pictures and then forgot to put it back in the camera. Today the memstick was bad ;) I bent the memory stick as you described and all became well again. Strange... but there you have it
    
    
    • Re[3]: SONY C:13:01 ERROR Francis - 7th Sep 2006 18:50
      That good to hear that it worked. Mine worked on and off. I called it a day when I was going on a trip with the camera, so I bought another 1GB stick. I opened up my old one and found that the metal contacts were pushed back into the stick. It was definitely the 3rd party 6 in 1 flash reader that did the damage. So my only advice is be very careful in future about non-sony readers. I hate to say it again but if you buy once from sony, you are tied to sony for the lifetime of their product.
      
      
• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
  chris
  - 29th Mar 2005 20:18
  i just put the memory stick and switch to format function of the camera den format thats all... the memory stick is now ready to use~
  
  
• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
  Cory McDonald
  - 30th Mar 2005 5:29
  I have the Sony DSC-P51. It just started giving me the "format error C:13:01" message. It only happened with one of my memory sticks. I managed to fix by reformatting the memory stick in the camera menu. To do this: first, turn the knob to the "set-up" setting. Then press the down arrow once to get to "Set-up 1". Then press the right arrow to get to "format". Then right again and the "OK" or "Cancel" fields will appear. Press scroll up in order to highlight "OK" and then click the dot in the center of the arrows. It will ask you if you want to proceed and erase all data on the memory stick. Say yes and it will reformat the memory stick. It worked for me - hope it works for you!
  
  
• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
  Liam K
  - 1st Apr 2005 23:03
  I had the same error on my P72 with a Lexar MS
  was unable to format the stick in my camera so I went out and bought a cheap card reader, but it was unable to read or format the card either (refused to acknowledge that the card was even inserted)
  
  i was about to give up when I tried wiggling the card in the slot slightly - when i pushed the card upwards (forcing it onto the contacts in the reader) it instantly popped up on my screen and i was able to copy all the photos onto my PC.
  
  it seems to me that the C:13:01 error is a generic error the camera gives when it can't read the card - there are various reasons why it can occur, corrupt formatting or dodgy contacts seem to be the most common.
  
  anyway, thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread.
  
  
• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR David Campesino - 14th Apr 2005 15:13
  i have got a sony DSC F717 and yesterday i bought a new Sandisk memory stick pro 512MB.
  I receive the same error from the camera. I tried that trik with two diferent kind of erasers, introducing the stick a lot of times in the camera, formated the stick several time with the funtion of the camera (also in the laptop, in FAT format).
  
  Always the same... i have a normal stick from sony (32MB) and it works properly.
  
  Format works in the camera and in the sony laptop. I can load Photos through the laptop and format them, but not see them...
  
  I didn´t get to make any photograf using this memory stick.
  
  FORMAT ERROR C:13:01
  
  I don´t know if the memory stick is faulty or if i´m doing anything wrong...
  
  Please help...
  
  i´ve tried everything but open the camera... (it´s because it works perfect with the other one)
  
  
• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR henry lopez - 15th Apr 2005 3:49
  error e:13:01
  
  
  • Re[2]: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
    massin
    - 5th Aug 2006 19:08
    memory stick error
    
    
• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR David - 23rd Apr 2005 20:41
  switch camara to setup
  select setup1
  select format
  select ok
  let's your camara format it, then it will read
  if your camara format it and it wont read mean your memory stick is bad and will not read by pc. Dont let your pc format it, your camara will error with c:13:01 error
  
  
  • Re[2]: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
    James
    - 19th Aug 2005 3:47
    David, your suggestion on letting the camera format the memory stick worked wonders. Thanks!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
    Maria
    - 2nd Sep 2005 22:16
    David, thank you soo much. It really worked! ur a genius
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
    andi
    - 11th Sep 2005 18:15
    David, thank you!! A wonder!! I can use my 'bad' stick again.
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
    bat
    - 29th Oct 2005 4:26
    switch camara to setup select setup1 select format >>>> select ok >>> it'doesn't work. my camera Hang up and freezzzzz I have 3 of Sony camera. it doesn't work of them So,, How can I do... should I eat it.!!!
    
    
• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
  CJS
  - 24th Apr 2005 10:24
  At first I couldn't believe that people were actually dropping their cameras on purpose, but when all else failed I decided to give it a try and....the camera died. Just joking, it worked like a charm. The E:61:00 message went away and the camera's auto focus works again. Thanks for the idea.
  
  
• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
  MetalStorm
  - 8th May 2005 21:06
  Just to add to the pool of weird solutions. I dropped my p-150 today(1 foot) and my Sandisk 512MB, which was in the camera, started to give me the c:13:01 error. All my other cards worked. I finally sort of squeezed the card and reinserted it and it now works. I suspect that internally, these cards might be fragile.