Topic: Recovering Digital Photographs
Digital photographs that have been accidentally deleted or corrupted can be recovered from computers, memory cards, flash drives,
portable hard drives and from the camera itself. The easiest and most efficient way to recover these photos is to use a good digital
photo recovery program. These programs can access the temporary files in back-up storage inside your storage device and recover your
photographs.
It's possible to recover photos lost for any of the following reasons:
- If you accidentally deleted files from your
computer, memory card or USB storage device
- The camera was turned off during a file save
- The memory card was removed while the camera
was still on
- If you accidentally formatted your memory card or storage device
Here is a check list of the most important features
to look for when shopping for this kind of product:
Should be able to retrieve photos from multiple storage devices including; cameras, memory cards, computers, flash drives and removable
hard drives.
Should be able to retrieve deleted photos whether you lost them by accident or due to corrupt media devices
Should
support all major camera manufacturers
Should display all the photos it finds and allow you to select the ones you want to recover
This information on digital photo recovery will help you understand if it's possible to recover your digital photos and which
software product is best for the job.
At askSam Systems our goal is "making information useful" and we have been helping
people manage their information since 1984. This article on photo recovery was taken from our Dictionary of 2400 Photography terms
(click on the link at the bottom of the page to visit the full dictionary).
We
hope this information on photo recovery will help you find and retrieve you missing pictures.
Extract from askSam's Dictionary of 2400 Photography Terms & Definitions
Recommended Software Products
2008 #1 Rated Picture Recovery Program. - Stellar Photo Recovery
This program is solely focused on photo
recovery and is consistently ranked highly by both reviewers and computer users. Stellar supports all digital camera image formats
and guarantees a full recovery of your photos or your money back.
Click here for more detailed information or to download a free
trial version which will enable you to see your missing photos immediately.
This demo version scans whichever drive or device
you select for any lost photos. The photos it finds will be displayed on your screen and you will be able to chose which photos to
recover. To complete the recovery process you will then be transferred to a registration page where you can purchase the product and
continue to fully restore your photos. At the time of this article the program was retailing for around $39.00
Other
highly ranked products include:
CardRecovery - the leading photo recovery product for just memory cards. It supports almost
all memory card types including SD (Secure Digital) Card, CF (Compact Flash) Card, xD Picture Card, Memory Stick, MicroDrive, SmartMedia
Card, MMC (MultiMediaCard), MicroSD, MiniSD, SDHC and more. Click here to visit the company's web site
Hetman Photo Recovery
(Professional Edition)
The intuitive wizard-driven interface of this software makes the process of restoring your lost photo collection
as easy as 1-2-3. Supporting all types of modern media, image file formats (including the RAW format) and file systems, Hetman Photo
Recovery is a versatile tool that works well for both novices and professionals. Click here to visit the company's
web site