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did you try turning it on and off?reset it..
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That happens to me sometimes. I don't know WTF causes it. It usually happens after I download. When I stick the card back in and format it, it will flash CHA. I just format it again and it works.
I think it only happens on my Lexar cards. I don't remember this ever happening with my SanDisk Ultra II cards.
Yeah, just reformat it'll work fine. It's probably just a glitch or something. The formatting wasn't complete maybe? I wouldn't worry too much about it.
incidentally, this has happened on my D70 also, so it's not a D200 problem.
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the bad news is that I now know what it is.
I put the card in the wrong way for a minute. Evidently I bent the F*&*^ing pins. Anyway, camera is off to Nikon. 2-5 Weeks.
I guess now have a reason to use my d70, but friday I have a concert, and I was SO looking forward to using the d200. SCI and Bob Weir!
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"SCI and Bob Weir!"
*Jealous*
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just sent mine back in one day after recieving back from intial service on sensor and grip on account of CHA error. I on my 4th week of no D200. If you have the error, it will generally mean a misaligned pin, if you re insert a card to test it that misaligned pin will quickly a broken one. Apparently, the pins are not very strong and if you stick it in wrong, you'd better hope its still under warranty.
Originally posted 72 months ago.
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definitive.images edited this topic 72 months ago.
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SCI and Bob Weir! Holy Crap!
Your camera probably heard about that and broke itself!
Suicide or slow capitulation, you choose.....
Posted 72 months ago.
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On another note (original topic)
I've had CHA errors at least 10 times. It doesn't mean that you've got a broken or misaligned pin.
It seems like people get too scared when weird shit happens to their cameras.
I've never once thought of sending my camera in because I got a CHA message. I thought, "hmmm, must be something to do with the flash card"..." I'll reformat". Not, "I'll send it back."
Don't be chickenshit about your camera, it's not a piece of fragile crystal. Sometimes you gotta give it a little smack....
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indeed my hope was that a reformat or different card would alleviate the error, but I was not as fortunate as you DS. I researched the problem and found that in most cases it was a broken pin, the I took a good look inside and sure enough, a pin was broken. Maybe its just my bad luck.
Also, i'd be cautious about smacking your camera around in public, someone might call CPS on you.(camera protective services)
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@Dead Sailor - I wish! No, I'm afraid there is a bent pin in there. It's my own fault, I stuck the card in upside down like an ass. It wasn't suicide, it was murder, despite this being a bit of an achillies heel.
Before I discovered the bent pin, I formatted the card multiple times, and tried several cards. Formatting the card did nothing to the data which I could still see when it was in the card reader.
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What do you guys put your cards in with? A hammer?
Posted 72 months ago.
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God damn, how do you bend the pins?
shoudn't the side guides slide the card in smoothly?
makes me think maybe I should use the USB port for unloading...
Posted 72 months ago.
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I put the card in backwards.
While I was doing it I said to myself, get up you lazy b@$tard before you break your camera (I was leaning over putting my card in while I grabbed something else at the same time).
Stupidity!
Posted 72 months ago.
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I'm ALWAYS sliding in my card backwards. (I switch between the D70 and the D200) but it never gets in far enough to do damage. You must have really jammed that thing in there!
Posted 72 months ago.
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I had the CHA message flashing once.
I have an IBM 6 gig Micro-drive. I don't remember if it was just formated or what, but I turned off the camerea, pulled the battery out, took out the memory card (it was in corretly), then put it all back together. the message went away. :)
Posted 72 months ago.
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I think the error just means the card can't be read. The manual says it is most often just a formatting problem. Since I format my card after every use, I never got it, until I bent a little gold pin.
Now I'm trying to remember how to use my d70. It feels like a toy.
Posted 72 months ago.
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I just got the CHA message this afternoon while shooting with my D70. I turned the camera off and turned it on and, fortunately, I was good to go. I've used this card abunch of times with a D200 and now the D70 and I've never had this problem UNTIL I READ THIS THREAD!
(I also have the same issue moving from the D200 to the D70 and getting confused with CF card orientation, but luckily I've never damaged anything.)
I'm wondering if I've now roused the fates and I'll see thedreaded CHA again.
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This thread is cursed.
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So, I happened to call Nikon Tech Support -- and after waiting 2-3 lifetimes -- asked them about the CHA error message. They suggested formatting using the "format" option via the menu rather than the "2 button" method. He explained that it was a more thorough formatting procedure, than the "quick-format". (Sorry I didn't ask for details.)
I'd heard that it wasn't a good idea to completely fill up a storage card, but to only use about 90% of the capacity. I asked about this and he said he thought that was a good idea as well and that it would help with the general health of the storage device as well as possibly extend its life.
Any thoughts re: these?
Posted 72 months ago.
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I get CHA all the time... D70 & SanDisk Ultra II card
I try each of the following in turn. One of them always works.
Step 1 - Power off, power on
Step 2 - Power off, pop card, re insert, power on
Step 3 - Two button format.
Often happens after I cut all the images off the CF card and onto the PC. (I cut and paste, not copy)
As for bent pins... I have had this happen...My son (2.5yo) wandered into the home office, popped the card and reinserted it sideways... bent 3 pins. Of course it just had to happen only 2 days before I flew interstate for a family wedding... sigh....
Posted 72 months ago.
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my pin was broken when my cam came back from nikon service, i noticed immediately, looked it up and then call and sent it back.
Posted 72 months ago.
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Guys, Guys, Guys.....
Kinder and gentler....I see people bust pins on cards readers all the time because they think that if it is hard then they have to push HARDER. NOT!!!
I am affraid this is an expensive lesson for one and all.....
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Njlad1: Come on. It's why the birth rate is falling in this country.
Originally posted 72 months ago.
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4th Floor W/U edited this topic 72 months ago.
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or is it more like the price of gas- more drivers driving less efficient behemoths creating greater demand....
But once again....it is about the way it is done gettting from point A to point B is one thing, doing it and really liking it is often another.... :)
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I have got CHA error...
Just happened after changing lens..I was taking photos of The QE2 then I thought I should take some more photoies with my new lens..I have turned off camera ,changed lens...Turned on received CHA error...Can't access to my Compact Flash card now,not with camera,not with pc either...Can't format it either..
My camera works fine with my other CF card.
Now I am looking a solution to how to recover my photies from this unacceable CF .
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I've had the CHA error 4 times with the Lexar 8gb 80x CF2 cards. Each time the CHA error that meant the media going was slowing going defective on me.
What I did....
1. I ran Image Rescue and was able to retrieve 98% of the images
2. After rescueing my images, I ran Image Rescue's "card test" to see if the card was salvageable.
3. After that I ran "Secure Erase" to stress test the card.
4. After that I ran the "card test" and notice the card slowly encounter more and more bad sectors after each "secure erase".
I mailed my Lexar card back and forth with Lexar warranty. They were good in replacing until the 4th time. At that time, I received two 4gb cards instead of one 8gb. No problems with these 4gb cards. My theory? The 8gb Lexar cards were CF2. The thicker CF2 were overheating inside the grip. Going to the 4gb CF1 meant a air gap in the grip to allow the cards to vent properly.
I gave up on Lexar 8gb CF2 cards and went with SanDisk's 8gb CF1. No problems since then.
I'm sure everyone has a horror story with certain brands, but this mine.
To test my theory out, does the CHA message appear when.....
a) You are using Lexar CF media?
b) Is it Compact Flash Type 2 media?
c) shooting a high quantity of images at the time (for example over 100 images in under 5 minutes)
d) Is the card warmer than usual when the CHA error occurs.
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My D200 was working fine ...until last night when I got the CHA! i tried another card.....CHA!, I tried another card...CHA!!!! I took it to the store and the CF card nearly shorted one of the display cameras.
Ive looked at the pins and they are all ok... there is a slight burinng smell however which isnt too good....
So now its off for a repair I think. Anyone know the price for a new CF slot reader in a D200?
Posted 43 months ago.
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I got the CHA error last night, tried both my CF's and they didnt work.
My PC can read the memory cards fine.
Im going to phone my local camera store about the problem, and hopefully get time off work to send it in for looking at.
Posted 40 months ago.
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...take out the memory card and blow in the slot. (that didnt sound as bad in my mind!!!)
Dust and debris can get into the memory card slot and this can result in the card not being able to be read. This slot is probably one of the areas in the camera that doesnt get cleaned on a regular basis.
If you have a rocket blower, give it a squeeze in the memory card slot.
9 times out of 10 it will resolve your error.
With regard to the bent pins issue: taking the card in and out hundreds of times can result in wear and tear on those little pins, so its not just about being forceful.
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how can I access the photos that are on the card that's giving the CHA error? When re-loading the card into camera it is showing no photos though they weren't deleted and card was not re-formatted.
Originally posted 39 months ago.
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k.blaise - have you tried a card reader to download the photos to your comp?
Posted 39 months ago.
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Canon has error 99, Nikon has CHA and DBS *shakes his head in disbelief* will this s**t ever end?
Originally posted 39 months ago.
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daredevil_81 edited this topic 39 months ago.
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Hi, just had the same problem yesterday, realized that some pins have been bended of my D2Xs. Problem is that this is the only memory card the cam accepts. Anyone knows how long does it take o repair and how much is it?Thanks.
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About 2 1/2 hours before I had to shoot a wedding I received the same error. It turns out that The ScanDisk Ultra III memory card that I was in the process of reformatting as a backup, bent 3 of the pins within my camera. Needless to say I will be without a camera for some time. Does anyone know approximately how much that this will cost?
This is really strange considering the Lexars and the Promasters I use on a daily basis have never caused such an issue. My camera dealer stated that the ScanDisk memory cards are known to cause these problems in the Nikon D200s, but has yet to hear this happening in the D300s. He recommends not using ScanDisk Ultra memory cards in the Nikon D200/D300s. This is an expensive lesson learned. It's odd how the holes don't line up with the pins correctly.
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OMG that just happened to us. I was in the middle of a wedding and switched out the card and it flashed CHA error. None of the cards work. Ran to the camera shop and they saw a bent pin. What the F is up with the design and why does it do that. Even if you put in in right You push it in to fast or move it a fraction of a millimeter it could happen. That where the second camera is such an important part. If you don't have one rent it (second camera) add it to the cost of the wedding. Also better then switching out lenes in the middle of the wedding ans possibly getting another error code meaning Lens not on or not sitted properly causeing more delay or headache. WHY NIKON??? Why must you take our money and have such stupid problem happen???. just remeber take it slow while inserting.
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@ Alicia
All I use are SANDISK EXTREME lll cards in my D200. NEVER had a problem with bent pins. It's not the cards' fault.
@Denise
I've owned a D200 (now D700) for over 3 1/2 years. I have over 35,000 shutter releases on it, shot numerous events (too many to even remember) and have NEVER ever had a bent pin problem. Just SLOW down when changing cards and BE CAREFUL...
These cameras are high tech delicate instruments of fine precision. Treat them with a bit of care and they will look after you for years and years with faithful service to you. They are the tools of your trade. You earn a living with them. Treat them with kindness and care.
This is not a NIKON design flaw.
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I've got three cards, two SanDisk Exterme III's (16GB & 4GB) and a PNY Optima (who is also apparently made by SanDisk...) anyway, for the last several months, my PNY has been giving me a CHA error. I've reformatted it (using two button method) several times, have reformatted on my computer (which reads the card just fine) and no matter what, it always gives me the same error on my D700. Every so often, usually with a very dead battery, my other two cards will give me a CHA error, but switching out the battery to a fresh one always fixes the issue with the SanDisk cards without losing any images to a reformat. Weird, I know.
Anyway, popped the problematic PNY in today, and reformatted through the menu, and voila! Problem fixed. Thanks guys :)
Posted 27 months ago.
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I hate these errors, wish they would make these pins less fragile, after all we all (err) are a bit forceful with our cameras sometimes... More on the Cha http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Hidalgo-TX/Teleplan-Camera-Repair/86915357663?ref=ts
the real icing on the cake is when your grandkids try to mess with it!
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We had got CHA/GHR issue as well and didn't solve (still happening from time to time) but retrieved all pics which we couldn't open. They were still on the CF unable to open, cross-linked and on the begin I thought we lost whole CF. I found Card Recovery application www.cardrecovery.com, it cost a bit but is great. Took some time to retrieve pictures and finally now I have them all. Every time I have CHR/CHA on the display, remove and put card back in and keep shooting. After session fixing pictures at home.
Good luck.
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Hi I got the CHA error in the middle of shooting so it can't be a bent pin error in my case. I swapped and older 1 gig card I have as spare and that works fine. But not when I plug the card into my mac and pc it does not even recognise it. I don't want to format it yet as there was about 100 shots on the card. Not sure what to try next.
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Well I bit the bullet after trying recovery software and not getting any joy and formatted the card in the camera.
It is working again but I know I am not going to feel comfortable using it again. Pity because it is and 8 gig card and about a year old. I may buy a few smaller cards to use instead.
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That is scary when a card develops faults. I use 2GB and 4GB cards and with these you can have up to 120 or 240 photos which is vastly more than I am used to with film. Having said that a lot of my digital pictures tend to be wasted because I have not been as careful as I would have been with film.
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CHA CHA CHA.
It seems the nikon d200 I share with my father has the same issue. Time to take it to the camera doctor.
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Yep always very careful about inserting card. I even put arrows with markers pointing down so I can see orientation at a glance.
Also every camera I have the first thing I do is to format card in camera. As otherwise may forget. And helps verify the card is formatted and ready to go without any surprises when out on a shoot.
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I've gotten the CHA message several times over the past few years on 2 different D300's I've owned and also now on my new Nikon D3s
I just shut the camera off, take the card out, and put it back in and its usually fine but it is disturbing to see..
Sometimes the card isnt even near full it sometimes has like over 100 images left (it recently happened with a Kingston 16GB card but normally I use sandisk extreme)
I'm guessing its a memory card issue.. maybe its the same memory cards the error happens with but I always forget to mark down which card it is.. I hope its just this kingston card since I only have one and have like a dozen of the sandisk ones :)
luckily I haven't lost any images when it happens.
anyway just wanted to share my experience
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I just had this problem wouldn't let me format in camera so I tryed formating it from my PC now works fine again alternative fix for you!
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I am having problems when I try using new new cf memory cards with my D300. The green light comes on and it takes a while to think and the CHA message pops up. Now the wierd part is my older cf cards work fine and I have no issues with them, just new ones.
All of the cards, old and new, are all Sandisk so there shouldn't be any problems. I am pretty sure it's the camera and not the cards. I have tried three different cards, from different places. Looks like I am going to have to send it to Nikon. Just don't get why the old cards work and not new ones. Pins in the camera look fine also.
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had the CHA error come on right in the middle of a shoot at a symphony with cirque artists (card almost full at the time) and I couldn't figure it out. Thought the battery was dead or something, switched it out, and no fix. Switched cards and got to keep shooting. Later tried to download from the first card and the CHA kept coming on. Laptop said I had to format this card to use it, which meant it was corrupted to me. At least it seems like it isn't a pin problem like some of you guys have been talking about. Still, I lost a whole concert's worth of amazing, unique images I doubt I'll ever have a chance to get again. Bad card is a SanDisk Extreme III 30mb/s 16GB.
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I had got the issue as well but retrieved all pictures which i couldn't open. However, they were still on the CF. I found YesterData Photo Recovery application www.recovery-photo.com, it cost a bit but is great. Take few minutes to have a try.
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