GUIDE · Error codesRead a self-diagnosis code
C:13, C:32, E:61 and E:91 as listed in this model's handbook.
Applies to: MVC-FD97
Before startingProtect your files. Formatting or deleting can erase photographs. Make a separate copy first.
C:32:xx
Disk-drive trouble. The handbook suggests turning the camera off and on. It does not identify a failed component from this prefix.
C:13:xx
The handbook lists an unformatted or incompatible floppy disk or Memory Stick. Try a compatible spare before changing media that hold photographs.
Formatting is destructive
Formatting erases the pictures on the disk or card. Copy or recover files you want to keep before using the formatting option mentioned in the handbook.
E:61:xx / E:91:xx
The handbook directs these errors to service personnel. Write down the whole code, including the letter and the last two digits, for example E:61:10.
Manual references
- Sony operating instructions: MVC-FD97PDF p. 87 · printed 87
Compared with these pages on 2026-10-22. No hands-on repair test by Mavica.net. PDF page counters can differ from the printed numbering.
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