Problem Transferring Photos to PC

[ncoathup]

I have been using a 4GB SDHC with a Samsung ES55. The card had been
previously formatted with another Digital Camera (Canon Digital
Rebel). I am able to view all of the saved images on the camera, but
when connecting to the PC (either through a card reader or directly
from the camera via USB) no images are found. There are no files
shown, just an empty DCIM directory. However, 2GB of the 4GB is
reported as being used.

Any suggestions as to how I can retrieve my photos?

[N]

"ncoathup" <ne...@thedairybarn.eclipse.co.uk> wrote in message
news:5ed07e18-7016-483d...@j18g2000yql.googlegroups.com...

You need a card reader that can read SDHC cards.

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N

[ncoathup]

On 8 June, 12:46, m...@mine.net wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 03:52:09 -0700 (PDT), in rec.photo.digital ncoathup

> First, are you sure the Samsung truly supports 4GB cards? What about the
> card reader? Next, I would always recommend that one format the card in the
> camera it is to be used in or at least a similar one from the same
> manufacturer if you intend to swap cards between cameras.

I have another 4GB SDHC that I formatted in the ES55 that is working
with no issues in both the camera and the card reader. I have been
able to successfully transfer the photos from this camera.

[Dave Cohen]

Download the free recovery program from:
http://vaiosoft.com/products/recoverymanager.html

Assuming that works (it doesn't care about card formatting), save the
pics then format the card in the camera in which it will be used.
Dave Cohen

[ncoathup]

I found the free utility 'Photorec'. Did the trick and managed to
recover all photos and video from this card. I have now reformatted
the card using the Samsung, and the card is functioning as expected.

[Stefan Patric]

Out of curiosity, what operating system are you using on your PC, and
what applications/utilities did you use initially to try to read the card
before using PhotoRec?

Stef