Is it possible to make “Protected” the default state for new images on my Nikon D3000?

Question

I have a Nikon D3000. I want to protect every image that is taken with the camera, but I would like to make this automatically. I mean every time a photo is taken the camera should protect it itself. Is this possible?

Answer

No, there's no such option on D3000.

If you're worried about photos getting deleted by yourself or somebody else, you could try getting your hands on a non-rewritable SD card, like Sandisk WORM or Toshiba Write-Once. Note that you can't reuse those cards after they get full, and you could still lose your pictures if somebody has access to your camera and removes the card.

Another, perhaps more realistic, option for providing protection to your photos is using an Eye-Fi card to instantly upload the photos to network. For this to work, there must be a Wi-Fi network available and accessible at your shooting location.

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SD card can no longer be read by PC but works fine in the camera, can I fix this?

Question

A few weeks ago I was going to download the pictures from an SD card and I noticed the lock mechanism had become stuck in the middle, so I went to push it back to unlocked and the card peeled apart partially. Ever since then, my computer wouldn't read it. I tried formatting it, etc. to no avail.

What's odd is that if I put the card in my Nikon D3000, it functions fine through the PC connection.

I'm not certain that the unlocking issue was what caused this, but it strikes me as odd that the card works fine (formats/saves pictures/etc) as long as it's in the camera.

How can I fix this? Is this any danger to the camera? (The price of a new SD card obviously being WAY cheaper than a camera)

Answer

I would strongly recommend getting a new card. The danger to the camera, ultimately, is that it gets stuck in the slot because of the card seperating. While I would imagine that Nikon repair could sort that out, it may cost you a lot more than a new card to have it done because such a situation would not be warrantee.

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