Card Lock Error” in Canon IXUS 960

Canon IXUS 960 is a 12 megapixels camera having 3.7x optical zoom lens. The other features of Canon IXUZ 960 are 3264x2448 pixels of Image Size, monitor of 2.5in P-Si TFT, 230000 pixels, supported storage device SD/SDHC/MMC, 32MB card supplied etc.

Although, Canon IXUS 960 uses SD/SDHC/MMC very reliable storage device, But on many occasion SD/SDHC/MMC also gets corrupted and the video and images stored in it becomes inaccessible.

Take a Scenario: You have come back from holiday with more than 1000 images and videos. When you connect memory card to computer in order to see the images and videos you encounter an error message:

“Card Locked”

In order to get rid of the error you insert the card again and again but get the same error message.

Cause:

The memory card may have got corrupted due to interruption in Read/Write Process, virus infection or capturing the photos when the battery is too low.

Resolution:

When you get the above error message then first of all, stop using and overwriting with new data. Because overwriting of data will make you helpless to recover the videos and images. Look for a good Card Recovery Software which is user-friendly and compatible with any Operating System.

I have searched a very efficient Card Recovery Software the name is Stellar Card Recovery Software. It is powerful enough to recover images, audios and videos from any storage media. Supports both OS, windows and Mac. 

How and Why We Need Memory Card Recovery Software

Memory card is essential for every single person who is using camera, Mobile phone, i Pod etc. These are only few popular devices in which memory card is used. But the reality is that every second person is using memory card in his / her devices. If we talk about the sales market of memory card that will be beyond our limits. As our technology advancing we are getting memory cards with more storage capacity and compact size. There are different memory cards with different sizes are available in the market.

We have many varieties of memory cards in the market and we can buy any of them according to our need.

It can be SD card, SDHC card, SDXC card, Micro SD card and Micro SDHC card. Normally the memory sizes of these cards starts from 1 GB to 32 GB.

If it is a fact that we all are dependent on these cards for storage purpose, then we should be aware of data loss from these memory cards. Using any new technology gives us more relief but at the same time it can also lead us in big trouble. Now let’s talk about what are problems we can face with memory card due to which we can loss our stored data.

Causes:

• Computer viruses and corruption or worm infection
• Damage due to power failure or surge
• Wrongly delete data from memory card
• Accidentally format the memory card
• Unexpected system shutdown suddenly

Solution:

You can find many solutions on Internet regarding recovery but are they really genuine?

If you are smart then don't waste your time and money than it’s very simple, just go for photo recovery software of Stellar Phoenix. It’s not only my opinion but you can see how satisfied you will be after using this software.

How to use memory card recovery software:

• Go to search option and search for stellar phoenix photo recovery software.
  

• Now download the free demo version of windows or Mac from website to your PC or laptop.
• Open the software and attach your storage device with PC or laptop.
• Now select your storage device from software and press scan button.
• Now you can see your lost photos, video, audio in preview option given in software.
• Put the activation key in software and press recover button, now your photos will be recovered.
• Save your data in your PC or Laptop.
  

For further details visit official website: www.stellarphotorecoverysoftware.com

How I recovered lost photos and videos of National Dance Day Celebration

National Dance Day is an annual event, celebrated in United States with great pleasure and happiness. The first National Dance Day was celebrated on July 31, 2010 and it will be celebrated on last Saturday of July in every year. The National Dance Day was created by Nigel Lithogoe who was an executive producer and judge "So You Think You Can Dance television series". His aim was to promote dance education and physical fitness across US.

Last year, we took part in National Dance Day with my lovely fiancee, Joyce. I can not explain how splendid the moment was! Joyce was very happy and so was I. We were so absorbed in dancing that we did not remember how it passed 3 hours.

After finishing our parts of dance, we settled. There were many other pairs and groups who showed their style of dance. I captured many awesome photos and videos of the celebration with my Nikon D5000.

Next day, I decided to upload those photos and videos to Facebook so that my friends and relatives can watch the beautiful moments of National Dance Day Celebration.

While I tried to transfer photos &videos to computer, encountered with an error message:

“Card error”

I took the SDHC card out of card reader, cleaned it and re-inserted in reader, but same error message was shown on screen.

Desperately, I called my friend who is a Computer Professional. He asked me not to worry and download a card recovery utility from Internet.

I research on internet for some good card recovery software as suggested by my friend. I tried various one, installing the free version and checked for lost photos. Some software recovered few photos but one software was very powerful which previewed all my photos. This was really exciting and a give thanks to Stellar photo Recovery Software which recovered my lost photos.

"Memory card error" in Pentax Optio S40 camera

Pentax Optio S40 is a high definition 4 mega pixel digital camera with user friendly features that makes the camera to have high demand among the camera lovers. With sophisticated design and compact size, the camera is highly portable. The camera has a saves the photographs in the SD (Secure Digital) card or a MMC (Multi Media Card). Most of the users face a problem of corruption in these digital memory cards that leads to the inaccessibility of the data stored in them. However, inaccessibility of data can be dealt with having an updated backup of the memory card. But to have a backup of the memory card is not a habit of most of the camera users. Thus in absence of a proper backup, you can recover your data (photos) by the use of a third party memory card data recovery software.

Picture a situation wherein you have been to the birthday party of your friend, who was permanently leaving for London in the next few days. You had snapped a number of pictures from your Pentax Optio S40 digital camera on that occasion. To your utter misfortune, the camera turns off unexpectedly due to empty battery. When you switched on the camera next time to view the photographs, you received the error message that reads:

"Memory Card Error"

With the display of the above error message, the data saved in the memory card becomes inaccessible. The same error message pops out every time you attempt to see the view the pictures on your camera.

Cause:

The error message is a result of the corruption of memory card due to abrupt shutdown of the camera.

Resolution:

You can resolve the problem discussed in the preceding text, you need to perform the following procedures. The procedure would format the memory card.

• Select Format from the Set-up menu
• Select Format by pressing the four way controller
• Press OK to begin the formatting process

After you have formatted the memory card, you no more find the error message. But, all the data previously saved on the memory card gets deleted when you format the memory card. To recover such data from the formatted memory card, you need a third party card recovery software. Theses applications implements high ended algorithm to comprehensively recover the deleted, lost and in accessible photo from a corrupt memory card.

Easy tips to recover deleted photos from corrupted memory card

Have you ever lost the single copy of precious photos of some happy moments. It is too shocking to loose photos that has special importance for you. Memory Cards are used to store digital photos. It is very small in size and can store high-definition photos and videos in bulk. So it is preferred for storing digital files.

But, We can not ignore the fact that these cards quite fragile compared to photographic prints. Often, Digital Camera users keep only a single copy of photos in order to make a room to store more files. This arises a big issue when copy is lost or damaged and cannot be read.

To avoid such a situation, one must take back-up of photos frequently. The back-up can be easily used if any situation of photo loss is faced. However, in absence of clean back-up, one must use a card recovery utility to undelete photos from corrupted or formatted memory card.

Common Reasons of loss of photos:

1. Accidental formatting of an entire memory card that holds image files
2. Memory card or hard drive corruption
3. Accidental deletion of image files
4. Interface or file transfer errors

Resolution:

Regardless of what is the reasons of photos loss, a card recovery software can recover deleted photos. To recover deleted photos from corrupted or formatted memory card, you must follow the below steps:

1. Insert the card in card reader, attach with computer and try to access the photos
   
2. If you are unable to access them, format the card
   
3. Now, download Card Recovery Software from Internet and install on your computer
   
4. Run the program and scan your card. A preview of the photos will appear. Select the photos you want to recover and click on Recover.
   

It is very easy to recover deleted photos from corrupted card by using card recovery software. It is a comprehensive and real-only card utility, suitable to recover deleted photos from memory cards including hard drive, falsh drive, zip drive, Cds, DVDs etc. It is available in two variants: mac and windows.

Card Recovery Software – Recover Lost Photos from Corrupted memory card

Have you ever experienced loosing of your precious photos or video from memory card? If yes, then you can understand the situation very well. It is too frustrating to loose your photos which is very important and you have been preserving them from longer.

The memory cards are used in Digital Camera, Digital Phones and Digital Camcorders to store digital photos and videos. Generally, a user stores photos, video, audios or movie clips on memory cards.

Although, Memory Cards are very secured to store digital files such as photos, pictures, audios and videos. But, we can not ignore the real fact that memory cards are more prone to be corrupted. Even a small error in these cards may arise a big issue of photos loss.

The safe part is to have different back-ups on frequent basis. But, in many cases, users do not take back-up due to lack of time or unavailability of other storage media. Just think the situation, if the memory card is corrupted then you have no options. In this situation, there is one and only one hope to use a Card Recovery Software.

Reasons of Memory Card Corruption:

A memory card is a vulnerable electronic device and gets corrupted due to various reasons. Some of the popular reasons that causes a memory card to be corrupted are as below:

1.Human intervention while a file is being written/read from card

2.Virus Infection

3.Conking of Battery while using the device like camera or camcorder

4.Switching off the camera too frequently while using.

Resolution:

There is no need to worry at all in this situation because our technology has become very advanced and the recovery of lost photos and other multimedia files are possible by using a Card Recovery Software.

Follow the below steps while using Card Recovery Software:

1.Insert the card in card reader, attach with computer system

2.Download the card recovery software from Internet

3.Run the program and scan the drive on which the card is mounted

4.After scanning, it shows the glimpse of the photos, audios and videos that are recoverable.

5.Select from the list and click on Recover Button for recovery.