Pentax Optio S40 is a four megapixel digital camera that comes with various features including thoughtful design, high portability, user-friendly operation and function customization. The camera uses SD (Secure Digital) or MMC (Multi Media Card) to store all media files taken by this camera. Corruption or damage to these digital media cards is a common problem faced by most photographers. The main consequence of memory card corruption is the inaccessibility of the data stored on the memory card. To avoid the dangers created by memory card damage, most photographers keep a proper backup of their data (preferably on other storage media). However, the chances of photographers forgetting to create a valid backup or the other storage media getting damaged is always there. In such cases, data from a corrupt media card can be recovered using advanced photo recovery software.
Consider a practical scenario, where you were taking pictures with your Pentax Optio S40 digital camera. The camera turns off unexpectedly due to a dead battery, and you receive the following error message the next time you turn on the camera and try to view all images:
“Memory card error”
After the above error message appears, the data saved on the memory card becomes inaccessible. The same error message appears every time you try to view the records stored in the database.
Cause:
The root cause of the above error message is memory card corruption due to improper camera shutdown.
Resolution:
To resolve the above error message, you will need to format the card in the camera by following the steps below:
1. From the Settings menu, select Format.
2. Press the four-way controller to select Format.
3. Click OK to start the format process.
After the formatting process is finished, the error message does not appear. But, the formatting process also removes all the data previously stored on the memory card. To recover those formatted data, you will need to use powerful photo recovery software. These apps can comprehensively recover deleted photos by employing powerful scanning methods.
Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery is a powerful third party tool that recovers maximum data after any data loss scenario. The highly interactive user documentation that comes with the software allows photographers to recover deleted photos with ease. The read-only software is compatible with Macintosh and Windows operating systems.
