However the camera might get corrupt with the corruption of the memory card. In such a case of camera corruption, you may need an updated backup to recover the photos after formatting the corrupt memory card. However most of us usually do not keep the backup of the memory card. In such a condition, you need Digital camera recovery software to recover the photos.
I had faced the problem of photo loss with the corruption of memory card of Nikon Coolpix P90 super zoom camera which I could recover with Digital camera recovery software. The story goes this way. Once I had gone for a tour to Kerala, India on office expenses with my digital camera. The beauty of the land compelled me to take as many photos as I could. However back home when I tried to view the photos in the camera, I received the error messages that read:
"memory card error"
With the prompting of the error message, all the photos in the card became inaccessible. This is a pure case of data loss that is caused due to corruption of the memory card.
To bring back the card in to the working condition, I formatted the card. However, though the card format brought back the card in to working condition, it had resulted in the deletion of all the previously saved photos from the card.
To recover the photos, I could have relied on an updated backup. But as I had no backup of proper backup, I consulted on of my friend who happens to be a data recovery expert. He suggested me that I can still recover the photos from the corrupt camera with card recovery software. This software implements high ended algorithm to scan the memory card and recover the lost photos from a formatted card. However, he recommended that before I performed the photo recovery operation on the card, I should not perform any writing operation on the card.
Ref: http://www.stellarphotorecoverysoftware.com/recover-photos-camera.php
