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RAW Camera Memory Card SD / SD Card Unformatted Error on Camera
What a terrible thing is to lose favorite pictures saved on the camera memory card. For example, the SD card turns to raw. We can not open the raw memory card to view those photos so it could be said that we lose them. But do not worry, those images could be retrieved though the camera memory card is raw file system and can not be opened before being formatted. We can get the needed photos with the help of data recovery software.
Case of camera SD card turning to raw
I lose all pictures which were taken during my travel. I saved all of them on my camera SD card but not the camera internal memory. But that SD card shows raw file system when I connect it to the computer and double click it to open it. It can not be opened, so I have a check to its disk properties, and find its files system is raw and both free space and used space are 0 byte. What should I do? I can not lose those photos and have to get them back. Is there any way? -Miller form Canada
How to retrieve pictures form the raw camera memory card with data recovery software
Those inaccessible pictures could be retrieved from the raw camera memory card. The exact way is to use the data recovery software, which could get what we need from the memory card not formatted quickly and safely, as it is read only. When data is recovered, you can format the memory card to fix the RAW drive error. Here are the steps as follows to show us how to use the data recovery tool:
Recover data from raw sd card
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, connect the SD card to the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.
Tips: We can format the raw camera memory card after all needed have been got back.
Caution when use the camera
It is annoying to find the camera memory card is raw file system and need to be formatted, because it is a huge loss that can not access pictures or videos saved on the memory card. All pictures and other types of files would be erased if the camera memory card was formatted. But the memory card is unusable if not being formatted. The reason that the camera memory card turns to raw are various. We can avoid some raw situation if use the camera carefully:
1. Do not take pictures when the power is low. We should stop use the camera when its power supply is not enough, such as take photos, or view pictures saved on it previously. The station of camera is not stable in the low power supply and may cause the data loss problem. So supply the camera enough power when go out to take pictures or take videos.
2. Do not plug the memory card out of camera suddenly. It is not proper to plug the memory card, such as SD card out of computer abruptly, because data saved on it may be lost at that time or the memory card can not save any new pictures. What we should do is to close the camera and then remove the memory card from the camera. What’s more, we also should unplug the memory card out of computer safely, but the way is different from the camera unplugging.
3. Deal with the pictures which saved as raw file system. Some camera set the raw file system as the state to store pictures that have been took. So they need post processing. We have the total control to decide how they look like finally, but we must post process those photos unless we can not access them.
4. Other caution to use the camera and its memory card in order to avoid losing files.
Types of memory card that could be used to camera
We can insert the memory card such as SD card to the camera to expand its memory capacity, and then we can take more pictures and videos when needed. But what kind of storage devices could be supported by the cameras? As general, it could support the using of memory card, such as SD card, micro SD card, XD picture card, memory stick, and so forth.
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