The Sigma DP1x is a high-end digital camera with world's first full color image sensor. Incorporating 14.45 megapixels, True II Image Processing Engine and 2.5 inch LCD display, this powerful camera is sure to attract both seasoned and amateur photographers alike. The DP1x includes JPEG recording mode along with a RAW recording mode for retaining full image capture detail of the utmost quality. photos can be stored on either SD or SDHC cards. You can use these cards in Sigma DP1x camera in order to store countless photos. But, be careful while handling SD card and related operations. A minor mistake in handling a memory card can lead to corruption and grave data loss situations. In such instances, you can recover photos either from an updated backup or by using an appropriate digital photo recovery software compatible with your Sigma DP1x camera.

As a practical case, consider a scenario where you have gone to a college friends' wedding ceremony and clicked photos with old friends. You return home and load the SD card in your Sigma DP1x camera to re-view the valuable photos, and receive an error message:

“Memory card error”

As a result of the above error, you are not able to access photos of the memorable time spent with your friends.

Cause

The above behavior can be observed if an SD card becomes corrupt. Corruption in an SD card mostly occur due to interruption in read/write process. This may happen if you continue clicking photos on low batteries or if your Sigma DP1x experiences an unexpected shutdown while writing a photo to an SD card.

Resolution

You must try and consider the following steps in order to perform photo recovery

• Connect the camera to a computer and access the photos there

• Connect the camera to a computer via card reader and access the photos

• Check for a backup

• If nothing goes in your favor, format the SD card in your Sigma DP1x camera and perform photo recovery

Since formatting erases all the older entries, it becomes necessary for you to hunt a suitable and feature-rich recovery application. A third-party photo recovery utility employs improved and effective scanning algorithms and extract lost photos within a minutes time.

Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery is a versatile and easy-to-use software which recovers lost, deleted or formatted photos from all major cameras including Sigma, Sony, Nikon etc. The photo recovery software recovers all formats and is available for both Windows and Mac users.