CF (Compact Flash) cards are one of the most convenient data storage devices for digital cameras. The storage capacity of CF cards varies from 512 MB to 64 GB. CF cards are larger in size when compared to other memory cards like SD cards, xD card and SmartMedia. These cards have become popular due to its low price and faster speed. Hence they are widely used in digital cameras. There are different brands which sell CF cards some of them are Kingston, Transcend, SanDisk and Lexar.
We observe many brands of digital cameras which use CF card namely – Olympus, Panasonic, Canon, Kodak, Samsung etc.There might be situation where user might accidentally delete some photos from the CF card and might be in a dilemma as how to recover photos from compact flash card.
There are many ways where photos from CF card of digital camera may get lost or deleted. The following are some reasons
- Accidentally deleting photos from CF card of digital camera.
- Switching off the camera even before the image is completely written on the memory card.
- Corruption of file system of memory card due to virus attack or other reasons.
- Mishandling of CF card.
- Continuous plugging and unplugging of CF card from the memory card slot.
Other reasons may be accidental formatting, error occurred during transferring photos from CF card to computer etc.
When you format or delete photos from the CF card, it does not get deleted permanently. Only the index which is pointing to the photo present on the memory card is deleted. Therefore it makes way for new photos to be saved in that place.
When you have suffered any kind of photo loss from the CF card there is no need to worry as it can always be recovered from it using data recovery software. The only precaution to be maintained is – do not use the CF card until photos are recovered from the CF card. If at all you have used it then there are very less chances of recovery as the photos might be overwritten with new data.
There are many data recovery software’s available in the market which promise users to recover deleted photos. But only some are genuine and can recover the photos. One of them is Remo Recover (Windows) – Media Edition, it is one of the most efficient utility which can recover photos which were lost / deleted from CF card. This utility not only recovers photos, it can also be used to recover video and audio files. Software can also be used for recovering photos deleted from computer hard drive, external hard drive, USB flash drives and other storage devices. No technical knowledge is required to use this software as it has simple to use and understand functions which can be used without any hassle. You can download demo version of the software from official Remo Software website and evaluate to the results. If you are satisfied with the results you can later purchase the full version.