'Memory Card Error' Fix in Canon Digital IXUS 400 Cameras

Canon Digital IXUS is a digital cameras series by Canon. These ultra-compact cameras use JPEG file format to store the images. Digital IXUS cameras use a range of memory cards such as CF (Compact Flash), MMC (MultiMedia Card), SD (Secure Digital), and SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity). In contrary to their appearance, these cameras are vulnerable to crashes that can bring data loss problems. The digital memory cards that you use in different models of Digital IXUS cameras can get corrupt. In such situations if you fail to restore from the last available backup, a photo recovery software can help.

As an instance, consider the following practical situation with a user uses Canon Digital IXUS 400 camera. At times, when the user turns on the camera, it denies to read the memory card and returns the below error message:

“Memory Card Error”

The memory card is inaccessible within the camera.

Cause

Possible reasons for the above error to occur in Canon Digital IXUS 400 camera are:

1.Firmware bug. This type of bug is typically found with IXUS 400 camera and occurs after sometime of using and storing some images etc. on the memory card.

2.Memory card is corrupt.

Solution

You are suggested to follow these tips to solve the given problem:

1.Reset the camera. Try to remove and then insert the internal and external batteries of the camera. If the issue persists, contact the manufacturer.

2.Try to read the memory card using a card reader. If it cannot, your card is corrupt. Reformat the memory card to make it usable and capable to store more data. Restore from a reliable backup.

In case no backup is available or you find backup in corrupted or incomplete state, use a third-party photo recovery software. These applications can give comparatively effective results if you use them prior reformatting the memory card. The Digital camera recovery utilities scan the digital storage media and recover lost, deleted or inaccessible data from a logically crashed media such as memory cards, USB flash drives, hard drives, and more.


Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery is an advanced utility that recovers lost digital data from memory cards, and other storage devices easily. It supports almost all digital cameras such as Canon, Samsung, Kodak, Pentax, Sigma and others. The tool is available for both Windows (Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, 2000, and 2000) and Mac (Snow Leopard, Leopard, Tiger, and Panther) operating systems.

Digital Photo Recovery from Kodak C140 Digital Camera

Kodak C140 is a digital camera that is available with amazing photography qualities, designed to capture pictures and videos that worth memories. The digital camera is 8.2 MP and features 3X optical zoom lens, an optional theatre HD player, and various shooting modes. In the interest of data storage, Kodak C140 has 16 MB of internal memory and is available with a expansion slot for SD (Secure Digital) and SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) memory cards. All the photos that you store on these cards and camera's internal memory remain intact until you format the card, delete the picture accidentally or the card gets corrupt. However, if this occurs, you can safely restore them back if a valid backup is available. In case you don't have such a backup, the Camera Recovery utilities can help.

A Kodak C140 camera might exhibit indifferent behavior from its usual. For instance, you can encounter one of the below symptoms when trying to access the pictures and other digital files stored on SD or SDHC card:

• The SD or SDHC card is not recognized by the camera
• When you insert the card in the camera, it freezes and prevent to you view the files

There can be several reasons causing such issues, some of which are listed below:

• You are using a SD or SDHC card that is not supported by the camera.
• The SD or SDHC card in use is corrupted.

To solve the existing problem with your Kodak C140 camera, you first need to check if the card that you have inserted is same as mentioned by the manufacturer. If yes, replace the card.

In case memory card is corrupted, you need to reformat the card using the associated option within the Kodak C140 camera. This makes the card reusable with camera, but also deletes the files that were stored earlier. If the backup is unavailable and lost data is important, this creates situations of using Camera Recovery Software.

The Camera Data Recovery software are exclusive products designed to run scanning algorithms that offer safe digital file restoration from a logically crashed media.

Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery is an efficient tool that recovers lost and deleted photos, audios, and videos from digital storage media. The Digital Camera Recovery Software supports almost all digital cameras and is compatible with SD cards, SDHC cards, MMC cards, Zip Disks, Hard Drives, and other media. The tool is available for both Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.