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re: right time
Lexar has the Professional cards that are UDMA 7, maybe try one of those? I'm shooting with my 16GB Sandisk until I get my replacement from sandisk and that has worked flawlessly since I got it.
I used EaseUS for the erase/format to wipe everything prior to sending in the corrupted card. IMO RescuePro, Image Rescue 4, Recuva, and EaseUS are all good. I would try one and then see what gets recovered. Then you can try another one and see if it grabs the images the other do not. Since I bought Sandisk cards, it came with the RescuePro so I've used that up until now when I got Image Rescue 4. Not sure any one software recovery is better than the other.
When you open up your image and get monotone, what are you opening it with? If on PC have you updated with the latest CODEC ( timeout.watchprosite.com
)? Nikon View NX2 was also recently updated.
-MW
Solution for a corrupted camera memory card!
Over the years I've been buying one particular brand of memory card. Sandisk has always been reliable for me in various devices. I've purchased SD (secure digital), MicroSD, and CF (compact flash) cards for my cellphone, tablets, and cameras. As the techn...
I remember how you found the solution when the same happened to me.
It is magic! Well, some saved pictures were a bit damaged, but most of them were perfectly saved. A good advice, as this kind of " mesaventure " can always happen. Best, Ming, and once again, thanks! Nicolas
Glad it helped...
Losing images/data is not fun so I'm glad it helped. My old card reader didn't work but the new one (sandisk Imagemate) was able to detect the card. I guess the best thing to do is try different readers as well as various software to recover. Happy holida...
30 GB?
that must be, what, 5,000 pix? that's why i never keep that many photos on the card, always afraid of losing them, cause it happened long time ago. apparently it is good to format the card once in a while as well. I do it often and never had a problem sin...
it's a 32GB CF card so...
Hello numberobis, I'm shooting with a D800, the RAW files are huge so 32GB will get you around 400 images with this particular camera. Video is popular with dslr's so it takes up a lot of memory as well. Formatting the card in camera is great advice, I do...
re: good information
Hopefully you don't experience what I did but the good news is that there is a possibility to recover if it does. Happy shooting JerryW! -MW
Just in right time
Dear Ming you post came in perfect time This issues with memory cards is interesting one I'm having some problems with my Lexar Platinum II 16GB CF card & D800..although SanDisk, Lexar & Toshiba are Nikon certified for use with D800 Problem is unu...
re: right time
Lexar has the Professional cards that are UDMA 7, maybe try one of those? I'm shooting with my 16GB Sandisk until I get my replacement from sandisk and that has worked flawlessly since I got it. I used EaseUS for the erase/format to wipe everything prior ...
The Best Designed Reader IMO
Perhaps u like to set the D800 to backup. Sure the SD will slow the CF, however, much better than losing photos. Glad u recovered the photos.
re: best designed
Great suggestion flamenco! I set the second slot (SD card) for video but maybe I should switch it to backup.....or maybe it's time for a 64GB card! :) -MW
64 GB
Tested the 64 and 128 GB cards ... slow and buffer rates suffers quite a bit, if you shoot raw and in burst that is. There is a way around it .. LEXAR ... a costly way I might add ! Lexar is supreme for video, from what I have herad thus far. That way I k...
re: 64GB
I thought about getting a 64GB card but since I have a 8 and 16 CF I have more than enough memory. I think I will try a Lexar on my next purchase! -MW
Hair raising experience!
Thanks for sharing your corrupted memory card experience! Glad it ended alright!
i had some excellent advice from my camera shop
they recommend that instead of deleting images you should format the card after you download the pics. everytime you delete a file it leaves a small portion of info on the card and do that enough times that info can corrupt the new images. format is good ...