Digital cameras have become a necessity these days. We bank on them, just like we do on mobile phones. The memory cards give a user the freedom to click and store as many pictures he/she wants. Considering the huge storage space provided by the memory cards, we rely heavily on them to click our special moments. However, the pictures can get lost, corrupted or damaged easily than film cameras. Memory cards can behave abruptly and get corrupt anytime and then there is always a risk of deleting the pictures accidentally. To safeguard pictures from loss, an updated backup proves a real help. And, in case there is no backup maintained, a Picture recovery tool can be of utmost help.

Consider a situation, where you have lost pictures of your grandparents' golden jubilee marriage anniversary. The moment you try to view the pictures stored in the camera, an error message bobs up, restricting you from accessing the data. A disheartened you would look for various options to recover lost pictures. A Picture recovery software can bring back cheer on your face as it can recover the lost data in few minutes and in few simple steps. But, it is also necessary to understand what exactly went wrong with the digital camera. The memory cards used by the cameras can get corrupted or damaged owing to following reasons:

1. Interrupted read/write process

2. Virus attack

3. File system damage

4. Using the same memory card in different cameras

5. Formatting the memory card in computer and not in camera

Apart from the above reasons, the pictures can become inaccessible if they get accidentally deleted. Let's have a look at the error messages which indicate the storage device corruption:

1. Memory card error

2. Media is not recognized

3. Memory card not formatted

To ward off these errors, one can try the following solutions:

1. Remove the card from the camera, insert it again

2. Switch off the camera and then switch it on again

3. Use a card reader to read/access the data

4. If you still cannot access the data, format the memory card in camera again

Once the formatting is complete, restore the pictures from the updated backup. If a backup is not available, download the free version of an efficient Digital picture recovery tool to catch a glimpse of the recoverable data. This utility designed to recover all photo formats including JPEG, RAW, PNG, TIF, GIF etc. It supports recovery from deleted/formatted storage media like memory cards, memory sticks, digital cameras, Windows/Mac hard drives, CD, DVD, USB drives and many other removable media.