I've had a Pentax S5i for about 18 months - its been great - its out of warranty now tho
I recently decided to buy a couple of extra NP-40 batteries for it, and I already have a bunch of SD cards. Before I got a chance to use the new batteries, a fault developed on the S5i.
Basically, the SD card does not seem to engage. The camera gives an error for the card. If I open the lid and press it in slightly, the camera detects the card and its fine, so it seems like a contact issue with the card or maybe between the camera and the card housing.
The shop where I bought it said something like "you can pay 100 pounds for a person to take a look at it - repair could cost anything, probably not economic etc".
Does anyone have any advice other than binning it and getting a new camera?