SD San Disk 256 Mb failure

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"Dan via PhotoKB.com" <forum@PhotoKB.com> wrote in message
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> Just lost over 100 pictures this way: with my new Ricoh Caplio R1 (happy
> choice) took picture for 4 days of vacation far from home and pc. Never
> missed a shot (apparently) until I did what I usually never do (trying to
> save energy) which is taking a look of the pictures from the display.
> There was only 1 file (about 1.5 Mb with a correct shot) and another one
> of
> 0 Mb !
> Back home put the SD in a card reader and found the unhappy situation!
> Tried to shot without the SD, using the 16Mb memory embedded to the Ricoh
> and everything was fine!
> I think that maybe 1 writing operation got wrong ( 0 Mb ) and since then
> was no possible further writing (but no error warning in the camera).
> Is it happened something similar to this to anyone?
> Could be the camera interface to the SD ?
>
> Dan
>
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Have you tried using file recovery software on the SD card?

Try Searching for 'Digital Image Recovery' . Google gives some good looking
hits. There are quite a few apps that will search the card and tell you what
they can recover (showing thumbnails for example) and then give you the
option to buy so at least you havent wasted any money if they dont work. I
have a freeware app somewhere if you cant find a suitable one. If the card
is readible (which at sounds as if yours is) then the chances are good some
data can be recovered.

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Tumbleweed

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I had a SanDisk 256 meg card in one of their Cruzer USB thumb drives. It
was erratic in taking information and then trying to find it later in
Windows Explorer. Finally, after finding it worked funny in the camera as
well during a format, I ruled out Windows XP computer errors. I called
SanDisk and they had me read the serial number off it. They then sent me a
pre-paid stamp (FedEx) via e-mail and I stuck it on a box and mailed it in a
FedEx drop-off box. Got an new one shortly and all has been well with that
one.

Mack

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Good advice, on a one-off trip 2 weeks ago I happened to notice that the
last shot I had taken was way overexposed. Turned out the last 5 or 6 shots
were. Luckily it was just that a control had been inadvertently knocked and
I was able to retake all but a couple of the shots.
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"Roy" <royphoty@iona-guesthouse.co.uk> wrote in message
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> There is a moral here.
>
> NEVER - NEVER - use a new piece of equipment, of any kind, for a critical
> job without having tested it out beforehand, and carry spare Memory Cards
> and Batteries.
>
> Things can always go wrong, and are sure to do so at the most unsuitable
> moment, but new hardware should be well tested.
>
> It is always advisable to have a quick look at the LCD every so often,
> just to make sure you have not done something stupid, like forgettting to
> take off Exposure Compensation or whatever.
>
> Everyone has done, and will do, things like that, and having an instant
> revue is one of the real benefits of Digital.
>
> Roy G
>
>
> "Dan via PhotoKB.com" <forum@PhotoKB.com> wrote in message
> news:69ce00133a294bd6879635453f17ee0c@PhotoKB.com...
>> Just lost over 100 pictures this way: with my new Ricoh Caplio R1 (happy
>> choice) took picture for 4 days of vacation far from home and pc. Never
>> missed a shot (apparently) until I did what I usually never do (trying to
>> save energy) which is taking a look of the pictures from the display.
>> There was only 1 file (about 1.5 Mb with a correct shot) and another one
>> of
>> 0 Mb !
>> Back home put the SD in a card reader and found the unhappy situation!
>> Tried to shot without the SD, using the 16Mb memory embedded to the Ricoh
>> and everything was fine!
>> I think that maybe 1 writing operation got wrong ( 0 Mb ) and since then
>> was no possible further writing (but no error warning in the camera).
>> Is it happened something similar to this to anyone?
>> Could be the camera interface to the SD ?
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> --
>> Message posted via http://www.photokb.com
>
>