Frustrated! Attn photo savvy peeps!

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Frustrated! Attn photo savvy peeps!
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Mon, 05-12-2008 - 2:52pm

I scoured ivillage for help, to no avail, so pardon me for posting this off-topic question

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Mon, 05-12-2008 - 3:44pm
Hrm...that's a good question.
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Mon, 05-12-2008 - 5:07pm

(Update)Sounds like the data in your stick for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which because it's a *Sony* (puke) :), may have become corrupted. Try this. Get another memory stick, stick it in your camera and shoot some pictures. Try to load them onto your PC. If there are no problems, we know the answer. You will have to attempt file recovery. Google 'file recovery software' and see if you can recover corrupted data. If not and the problem persists.. umm .. .hard to tell. It could be moisture, dirty contact pins, or the memory stick may have self destructed as most Sony products are programmed to do after a while. Give Sony a call (remember to press 1 for English) and go do your groceries while on hold.

Update: After each time you download a new batch of photos from your stick to your computer, *FORMAT* the stick. Simply deleting the images is usually not good enough and can pose long term problems. Flash memory are charge sensitive devices and repeated writing and deleting can lead to corrupted data cells, unless you are formating the memory each time. I have no experience with Sony Point & Shoot cams, but most have a format option buried somewhere in the menu. Formatting will not only delete all your images but also "reinitialize" your memory reducing the chances of corrupted data.

Update 2: My main gripe with Sony is some of their unethical business practices over the years, the latest being the 'Root Kit' scandal of 2005. They make ok products.




Edited 5/12/2008 8:02 pm ET by hillaryh8er
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Mon, 05-12-2008 - 7:19pm

Thanks.

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Mon, 05-12-2008 - 7:21pm

Thanks for the colorful suggestions!

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Mon, 05-12-2008 - 7:42pm

Well, that was the very first time I had ever put that, or any, memory stick into my computer so I don't understand how it could have become corrupted.

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Mon, 05-12-2008 - 7:52pm
How long have you used the memory stick -- or rather how many times have you used it ? Since your computer is new I doubt the problem is with the computer's card reader. It may still be.
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Mon, 05-12-2008 - 8:38pm

I've had it under a month and have only used it twice, maybe three times.

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Mon, 05-12-2008 - 10:08pm
Of course it very likely would ! :> Every time you switch a card between cameras, especially if it's across a different brand, as a rule you MUST format the card or else you risk losing data. When you format a card (CF, SD, Stick..) the camera writes (hidden) brand and model specific information onto the card that it uses to organize and retrieve data. Remember the relic from the good old days we used to call 'floppy disks'.. and how they needed to be formatted every now and then? It's the same concept. Now this is not always the case though. Though many brands and models will simply refuse to read a card that is not formatted to its own type, from my experience (non Sony) digital SLR's are more forgiving in this respect. I freely switch the same card between my Nikon and Canon without formatting (even though I shouldn't) and the cameras simply write their images to their respective folders. Which makes me suspect it could be another evil Sony thing....




Edited 5/12/2008 10:21 pm ET by hillaryh8er
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Tue, 05-13-2008 - 9:53am
Forgot to mention - you don't need any fancy/specialized software for reading images on your card like photogallery, picassa or anything else. To me they are a pain so I never use them. You should be able to access your card/stick directly from windows explorer by clicking on the drive with your camera's name and then browse just like you would any other drive/directory.

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Edited 5/13/2008 11:50 am ET by hillaryh8er
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Tue, 05-13-2008 - 12:06pm

There's some boards here on the village that you can try as well.

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