A memory card is a flash memory digital data storage device, used extensively in various host devices like cell phones, PDAs, digital cameras, camcorders, video games, portable MP3 players and laptops. Being small and re-recordable, they offer a great degree of ease and convenience to a user. Photo enthusiasts love to opt from a varied range of memory cards (SD, SDHC, MMC, MMC plus) to satiate their high storage needs. All they have to carry is one or two memory cards depending on the camera and shooting assignment.

Managing with more than one memory card is no child's play, it requires a user to be full aware of the handling instructions. A minor mistake can end up jeopardizing an assignment if a photographer loses his precious pictures owing to a problem with a memory card. Corruption is the most common phenomenon which requires a photographer to seek restoration of pictures from a valid backup. However, if a backup is not available, he can look for various picture recovery software available on the World Wide Web (internet) these days.

Memory cards preserve the pictures stored on them till the time nothing goes awry with them. The moment an abruption takes place, a memory card will get corrupt, rendering the pictures inaccessible. As a cautious user, he must be aware of the following circumstances which are responsible for memory card corruption:

• Switching off the camera while a picture is being written on to the memory card

• Removing the memory card from the camera while it is still on

• Removing the memory card while transferring pictures from a digital camera to a computer

• Removing the memory card from a computer while its content are open on a computer

• Opening, renaming, deleting pictures from a memory card while its content are open on a computer

• Formatting the memory card in a computer instead of a camera and many others

The bottom line is that if a user handles a memory card carefully as per instructions, the chances of data loss can be reduced dramatically. It is because of the negligence of a user that he gets subjected to dreadful scenarios where he ends up losing his valuable pictures.

Thankfully, to rescue such users who don't even maintain proper backups, there are plenty of picture recovery software available. However, a user cannot blindly trust just any digital picture recovery utility from the Internet. Thorough scan and information gathering should be observed before selecting any tool.

Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery is a trusted tool which recovers pictures and other multimedia files (audios, videos etc) from almost all memory cards. The picture recovery, which is available in two versions for both Windows and Mac users, recovers all picture formats such as JPEG, RAW, Exif, PNG, TIF etc.