Are my pictures really gone?

Are my pictures really gone?

Has this ever happened to you? You turn on your camera after you long weekend and you took abok 300 pictures and the memory card says either “memory card error” or “ would you like to format the memory card?”.

As long as did not hit yes to format the card then everything should be a-okay.


What are the main causes for the pictures not showing up on your memory card?

1. If you use alkaline AA batteries, the camera might have died when it was still burning the image to the card. The software on the computer can not read that image, so it won't show anything else to protect itself from harm.

2. You have a new camera with a new type of memory card and you brought it to a place that does not have the right type of card reader (Walmart or CVS). The card reader sends an error to the card and won't allow you to read the anything on the card on any computer.

3. Your camera malfunctioned. This is possible also. If the camera is not sending complete images to the memory card you will result in the same problem.

4. The card is damaged or dirty. Just like any image storage device you want to key it clean and away from any magnetic objects


What do I do when I put the card back in my camera and it says "Would you like to format the card"? NO!!!!!!!!! Turn off the camera and go directly to Elmhurst Camera!

If you hit yes there is not much I can do after that point.


Why go to Elmhurst Camera? We have helped hundreds of people with this problem. We have software that can resurrect the photos. We will get rid of the corrupt files on the card and burn the good ones to a cd.

hope this helped. If you have any other questions you can email me at brian@elmhurstcamera.com Until next time,
Brian Stalker
Elmhurst Camera
Manager \ Owner