How to deal 'Card unreadable' error in GE E1486 TW digital camera

How to deal 'Card unreadable' error in GE E1486 TW digital camera
The GE E1486 TW gives more power and performance to a user at affordable rates. Packed with many advanced features, this camera boasts of 8X optical zoom, 14 megapixels and a large 3 inches LCD display. The camera has 18 MB of internal memory and is compatible with both SD and SDHC cards up to 16 GB.

While SD cards are extremely powerful media, they can also go wrong, just like various other types of memory cards. An SD card can become corrupt in many situations and prompt your GE camera to throw various error messages.

In such situations, possibilities of your camera data becoming inaccessible are quite high. To restore digital photos and videos in such situations, you can rely on a valid backup. However, if a backup is not clean or updated, then you must download and use a third-party camera recovery software, compatible with your GE camera.

Imagine a situation, wherein, you and your friends go for a trip to an exotic location. You return home along with innumerable photos and videos of the memorable time spent with the friends.

When you load the SD card in your GE E1486 TW camera, you might get the following error message:
"Card unreadable"

Due to the occurrence of the above error message, you cannot view the trip's photos and videos. Additionally, you cannot even click and store new data.

Cause :

The above error message can be encountered in the following situations:
  • If your SD card is faulty
  • If your GE camera's firmware is not updated
  • If the SD card's contacts are dusty
  • Or if the SD card is damaged or corrupt

Resolution:
In order to eliminate the above error message, you must consider the following camera recovery steps:
  • You may need to replace the defective SD card with a new one or you can contact the card manufacturer.
  • Go to GE's website and download the latest version firmware update
  • Clean the contacts of the SD card with a soft and dry cloth
  • If you have an SD card with the damaged file system, then repair it by re-formatting it in your GE camera. Since this process would wipe out all of your photos and videos, you must acquire a competent camera recovery software.

Photos and videos from formatted SD cards can be successfully retrieved using a versatile photo recovery software.