Recover inaccessible images from Kodak EasyShare C190

The Kodak EasyShare C190 is suitable for those who are looking for an affordable yet powerful camera. Based around 12 megapixels, 5X optical zoom lens, 2.7 inch LCD display with 230,000 dot resolution, the camera incorporates many easy-to-use features to make photography simpler for beginners. Images are stored on Secure Digital cards including the higher-capacity SDHC types.

These cards are used in many digital cameras as they support high storage capacity and better transfer speed. The disadvantage being their tendency to go corrupt in instances like interruption in read/write process, file system damage, virus attacks etc. A corrupt SD/SDHC card renders images inaccessible and in order to compensate data loss you must have an appropriate and updated backup.

However, if backup is not helpful in restoring lost images, you can opt for a proficient digital image recovery software.

Consider you are on a family trip to the countryside. You have clicked several images of the resplendent mornings and evenings spent under the sky. You return home, and load the SD card in your Kodak EasyShare C190 camera to take a view at the beautiful shots and re-live those moments, you may be greeted by the following error:

“Memory card not recognized”

The error may strike as a rude shock to you since it restricts you from viewing the stored images.

Cause :

The above error could erupt in any of the below-listed circumstances:

  • If the memory card may not be Secure Digital certified
  • If the memory card is not inserted properly in the Kodak EasyShare C190 camera
  • If the memory card may be corrupted or formatted for use in other digital cameras

Resolution :

In order to access images from the SD card, you can consider observing the following workarounds:

  • Purchase a certified Secure Digital card
  • Re-insert the memory card in your Kodak EasyShare C190 camera
  • Format the memory card in C190 camera

After formatting the SD card, you should immediately go for a digital image recovery software. Such third-party tools are available over the Internet in abundance. But, you must select a recovery utility after carefully observing its various features. Ensure you use a read-only image recovery utility.

Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery is a reliable utility which recovers lost, deleted or formatted images from all major camera makes including Kodak, Sony, Canon etc. The do-it-yourself image recovery tool supports all image formats (JPEG, RAW, Exif, PNG) and perform recovery in three simple steps viz select, scan and save.

Image recovery from Olympus E-450 DSLR after CF card error

The Olympus E-450 camera is an easy-to-use DSLR for amateurs. Incorporating 10 effective mega pixels, 28 shooting modes, True Pic III + image processor and 2.7 inch Hyper Crystal II LCD, this camera promises to deliver outstanding image quality.

The camera has a dual support for CF card and XD picture card. Although, you can store your valuable pictures in a CF card without any fear, there are certain things which you should be aware about. A CF card, just like other memory cards, has the tendency to go corrupt and in such instances, you can lose access to saved images of yours.

To keep such unfortunate situations at bay, you are advised to maintain frequent backup of the images. If for any reason you end up losing images, in the absence of a backup, don’t need to be perturbed. As there are many digital image recovery software available which successfully recovers lost or deleted images from Olympus cameras.

Sample this: You have arranged a party at your home on the occasion of your son’s birthday. You are randomly clicking images of some memorable shots. After taking a break and enjoying an activity with small kids, you decide to take a look at the shots you have clicked with your Olympus E-450 camera. When you re-load the CF card in the camera and try accessing the images, you get the following error:

“CF card error”

Thanks, to the above error, all the shots from your son’s birthday bash have become inaccessible. The situation is quite dismal as you didn’t even transfer the images to a computer or other storage media.

Cause:

The error is a clear sign that your CF card has got corrupted.

Resolution:

In order to resolve the corruption issue and access the lost images, follow the below-listed steps:

  • Connect your Olympus camera to a computer and try to access the images
  • You can try and access images on another camera which supports the same CF card. This might work for you as the CF card error could also pop up due to firmware issue.
  • If nothing works in your interest, you may need to format the CF card and perform image recovery

You can download a reliable digital image recovery Software from the Web. These third-party recovery utilities are user-friendly and employ effective scanning algorithms to recover lost or deleted images from a formatted CF card. Make sure to select a utility which supports all image formats.

Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery is an easy-to-use utility which recovers lost, deleted or formatted images from all major camera brands including Olympus, Sony, Kodak and more. The image recovery software can be used by both Windows and Mac users as it is available in two versions.