2011/01/31

Canon Powershot SD1400

In February 2010 Canon released its new generation of Powershot digital cameras. The Canon Powershot SD1400 is the most advanced of the new releases. Its ultra slim design which is less than 2 cm at its widest, is stylish and is available in four colors; black, pink, silver and orange.

The camera is designed to be simple to control and easy to use. It has ergonomic curves and a large 6.9cm LCD screen to ensure comfort and ease of use. This Purecolor II screen also has enhanced visibility and features a special glass layer making it easy to view in bright sunlight.

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This is an ideal family camera as the Canon Powershot SD1400 has a smart automatic setting, but also has a large range of manual adjustment possibilities. This means that it is easy for a beginner to use. The more skilled photographer can alter shutter speed, exposure compensation, white balance, and metering and ISO sensitivity manually. The automatic setting can even assess the correct scene and has intelligent exposure and motion detection technology so that the user can concentrate solely on composure. On screen hints and tips are available.

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The Canon Powershot SD1400 includes a genuine Canon 35mm equivalent lens, with image stabilizer. It has a 4 x optical zoom and wide aperture to cover the full range of shots. It incorporates Smart Shutter technology which can detect smiles, winks and blinks and is especially effective in portrait photography. The advanced face recognition technology can identify up to thirty five faces at one time. It can also detect when a new face comes into view. It then activates the shutter for easy self or group portraits without using the timer which can often be awkward.

The sensor has 14.1 megapixels for large, clear pictures up to a size of 4320 x 3240 millimeters. Canon used their DIGIC system, which gives fast focus, ensuring a quick response from the shutter. This is especially useful for shooting a moving subject.

The flash has the ability to sense how much light is needed and adjust itself to provide that amount of light. This reduces glare and unnatural colors in night photography. For people who do not like using flash the Powershot has high sensitivity settings enabling it to pick up more of the available natural light.

Canon aimed to make the camera more fun and creative by extending its shooting possibilities with some extra modes. In addition a comprehensive menu of shooting modes there is; fish-eye effect, miniature effect, color swap, long shutter, stitch assist and color accent.

The Canon Powershot SD1400 has large video capacity. It is possible to make high quality HD video clips up to an hour in length with a recording rate of thirty frames per second. An HDMI connection is provided for easy viewing on compatible televisions and computers.

The size of the camera and its range of possible uses make it ideal for travelling. Canon has added to this by designing an additional waterproof case for protection. This can also be used underwater to a depth of 40 meters.

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2011/01/30

Digital Cameras and Camcorders - Digital Zoom Vs Optical Zoom

The zoom lens of digital cameras and camcorders is the ability to vary focal length and, thus the angle of view. Both digital cameras and camcorders have zoom capability. For the consumer this can be confusing because there are two different types, known as digital zoom and optical zoom that is a much better function for the best quality and resolution of digital pictures and video.

Digital Zoom vs. Optical Zoom

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The digital zoom enlarges images by magnifying the actual pixels. The finished image is thus affected and lacks clear definition. Simply put, this  zoom function merely captures pixels and magnifies those and produces inferior photos, always go with optical zoom, which is a much better quality zoom capability.

Digital Cameras and Camcorders - Digital Zoom Vs Optical Zoom

Optical zoom actually utilizes the movement of the lens. The focal length is changed and the image that passes through the lens is captured with optical zoom.  Simply put, it magnifies the size of an image by adjusting the lens. Unlike digital zoom, optical zoom enlarges the subject without sacrificing resolution.

Higher optical zoom ratings give better image quality. The ratings vary from 3PX to 20PX and the higher ratings give the best image quality. It gives you all the benefits of the cameras and camcorders maximum resolution, combined with the cameras ability to focus in tight on faraway action.

Often times an optical zoom is more important than resolution because it means you won't have to magnify your subject and then use software to crop the image and discard some of the resolution as a result.

Digital zoom has its place. It can be used if the only destination for your photos is to view them on your computer, and send them via email. Photos online can be a much lower quality in the camera and still appear acceptable when sent through e-mail or posted on a web gallery. But, if your goal is to print any of your photos you need a camera that has a high optical zoom rating and if your camcorder or camera also has a digital zoom function you should turn it off when taking those pictures. Your digital pictures will be much better in the end, even if they are not as close up.

Another important camcorder or digital camera shopping tip is to ignore digital zoom ratings within optical zoom. Some vendors tout a high total zoom that includes digital zoom, and it is not the true optical zoom rating.

Digital Cameras and Camcorders - Digital Zoom Vs Optical Zoom

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2011/01/29

Resolving Memory Card Error In a Canon Power Shot S400

Like all Canon cameras, the S400 is known for high quality image and clarity. The camera uses a CF card for storing pictures, videos, etc. It is a compact and secure device for storing data. However, as with all electronic gadgets, they too run into trouble from time to time. Some problems that can result in corruption of memory cards could be interrupted read/write process, virus attacks, and human errors.. One is therefore always advised to take regular backups of critical data on some other storage media as well. However, if this is not done, or the copy of data backup is inaccessible, then you can always use a camera recovery to recover data from your memory card.

A common instance of this is when you try to take pictures using your Canon S400, you receive the below given error message on the LCD screen of your camera:

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"Memory Card Error"

Resolving Memory Card Error In a Canon Power Shot S400

After the above error message appears, the camera refuses to click any more pictures and prompts you to re-format the memory card. All the previously stored data on the card is rendered inaccessible.

Cause:

The memory card or it's file system has been damaged. The main cause for such damages or corruptions is the interruption of the read-write process. Pulling the card out just after clicking photos, or switching off the camera while data is being written to or from the card, are two ways in which the process might have been interrupted.

Note: The first thing to do after such a problem is to stop using the card. If any data were to get written after such a problem, it would overwrite the earlier information.

Solution:

To resolve the above error message and to store new data, it is recommended that you format your memory card. If you format it on a Windows system, ensure to select the FAT file system while formatting it.

While formatting the card resolves the above issue, it also results in erasing all the data previously stored on the memory card. To recover all the formatted data, in case of no backup availability, you will need to use effective recovery software.

To do so, connect the formatted card to your system r and use the tool to perform camera data recovery. These software are easy- to-use and safely salvage data from the formatted CF card. It is recommended that the recovered data should be stored on another storage device.

Photo Recovery is a camera recovery software which recovers almost all the lost and formatted data from memory cards, Zip drives, USB flash drives, and hard drives. The software which works for both Windows and Mac systems, has an easy-to-use Graphical User Interface enabling even amateurs to recover files with utmost ease. It supports JPEG, BMP, GIF, RAW, etc. It also supports proprietary RAW formats of Canon i.e., CRW and CR2 files.

Resolving Memory Card Error In a Canon Power Shot S400

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2011/01/28

PDF - The Base of E-Documentation

PDF or portable document format is a sort of of file format and it is a very accepted means of document commutation . This file format is a invention of the very famous adobe systems it was invented in the year 1993. This is a very renowned file format which is used to signify two dimensional files disregarding of the the system configuration

People can make softwares which can read or write PDF files without having to pay any money or royalty to adobe systems, adobe systems licenses the software creators for royalty free use in producing the software related to pdf Specs. The base or foundation of PDF is based on three technologies.

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For rendering graphics and layout - a subset of the postscript page description coding, a arrangement to let fonts to flow with the documents, a storage system to join elements and any linked content into a separate file!! Now that's pretty cool.

PDF - The Base of E-Documentation

Nowadays one can check the use for converting our documents that are mainly created by various applications like MS word, excel, etc to be converted into a pdf file. This make sure that the basic work is not edited and hold up as it is. There are multiple applications that are gettable today on the net that help us to turn our documents onto the PDF file format. There are software's available for use by payment or there are multiple applications which are free to use. The software's which are for free usage are many, though a few caught my attention, they are, Free PDF Maker, Free PDF Writer and Free PDF Creator.

The Free PDF Maker is the one I would like to tell you first about, this application is one of the, widely accepted software's acquirable and that is exceedingly useful for the software developers to programmatically build adobe acrobat PDF files, the Free PDF Maker converts practically many file type like word documents, excel sheets, PowerPoint files, publisher files, image files, and many more, it also allows us to create a single PDF file from multiple post scripts. So by this process anyone can gather data from different file formats to make one PDF file, Don't you think its great?

Now lets talk about another great application "PDF creator" its free! which helps us basically in stopping the pdfs from unacceptable ads which we see in them very frequently. It has a bellyached up interface and it is a printer driver too. Pdfs can be generated by simply dragging a document onto a freestanding pdf creator window. Nevertheless, this free pdf creator misses encryption and password protection, and this product was not absolutely balanced while testing so users beware!!

The Free PDF Writer also helps us to turn our monotonous word documents, excel spreadsheets, power point files, etc into PDF file format. It helps us to extract, split or reorder the various post scripts we collect together into a single PDF into any order we want. We can also skip flatten or list PDFs using PDF writer.

PDF - The Base of E-Documentation

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2011/01/26

Canon Lens Reviews: Top 5 To Wow The Competition

Business is booming for photography. Clients are calling constantly to set up appointments and they all want the best in their area. What makes you the right photographer for the job? Not only does it take skills to successfully capture a perfect shot, but it also requires a camera lens built for the job. Check out this list of top 5 Canon lens reviews which can separate you from the crowd.

1. Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
One I Used for a very long time a few years back, this particular lens has 70-200L, 16-35L, Fish-eye, 50mm and the Kit lens. This absolutely takes one the best "portrait shots" I have ever seen. The details this lens does with people brings out so many details that the pictures look like they could jump out. The depth of the focus of the background tops off the package. If you plan on taking shots for weddings and parties this will be absolutely stunning. If this seems like your area this could be the lens for you.

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2. Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens
This particular lens has a horrible shutter speed. But, if you can live with that then you can find an incredibly sharp and detailed focus that will make any viewing that perfect shot felt with every shot. It also has an incredibly great level of detail to nature and insects. This is a great value for those in this price range, but that shutter speed may turn you off from this one.

Canon Lens Reviews: Top 5 To Wow The Competition

3. Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens
This particular lens may be a general lens for you. It is a very sharp image producing lens, and this may cause you to use it a lot. It also has a very fast shutter speed so that is another plus. The only thing is when you focus in close ranges. This can be helped however with getting a decent tripod.

4. Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens
This is definitely an excellent macro camera for taking outside shots. it is one of the best all around Canon lenses in its price range, and it is definitely one to build an pretty good reputation of taking quality pics. It has amazing fast performance, an amazing and quiet focus, and durability that blows competition away. If you are looking for a good all around camera, this is your lens hands down.

5. Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM Telephoto Lens
if you have the cash to dish out for this one, you will have one of the most amazing lenses I have ever dealt with. This lens is by far the leader in amazing sharpness to every photo and every aspect of its performance is just phenomenal. It also has an amazing to use image stabilization system and can deliver crisp shots under pretty much any condition. If you're looking for the best of the best, this lens will satisfy your every need and you will be able to build an amazing portfolio relatively easily with this one.

All of these cameras have a lot of skills for your photography needs, and if you are still undecided and are in the price range of any of these, you will be sure to find your perfect lens. Now its time to impress everyone with your amazing photos!

Canon Lens Reviews: Top 5 To Wow The Competition

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2011/01/25

Zoom H2 Digital Recorder Review

From seminars to conferences, by voice notes to podcasting, from concerts to rehearsals with his band: new Zoom H2 Digital Recorder provides amazing recording quality, and no matter what kind of music or the type of instrument that will be using: the H2 can record in stereo high quality The H2 is the only portable recorder with 4 mic capsules integrated to register 360 degrees. With 4 mic capsules with configuration WX / Y, the audio will decoded instantly, assembling these four signals: the result is a yield of the stereo like never before. The H2 is not limited only to this. For maximum flexibility, you can record from the front of the H2 at an angle of incidence of 90 ° from the rear at an angle of 120 ° to 96 kHz/24-bit WAV or MP3 format to 320 kbps. In addition, you can record 360 ° in 48kHz/24-bit format to convert your recordings in 5.1 surround format.

Press a button...

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And all that server to start recording! The H2 is an incredibly robust and easy to use: one button to record the gain control on the side and an intuitive user interface allows you to record at any time. Set levels and press rec: that's it! The Auto Start and Auto Gain ensure accurate recording at the right level. Should it be necessary to adjust levels on the fly, was made easy with gain control buttons on the front panel.

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Let's go listen!

You can play back your recordings on your home stereo via stereo 1 / 8 "or through the headphone output. Through the H2's USB output can move their ed trademarks on your PC or Mac to hear them, edit, or share.

Secure Your Digital Memories

The Zoom H2 Digital Recorder on Secure Digital (SD) and included in the package is a 512MB card. With a 4GB SD card, the H2 provides up to 2 recording at 96kHz, 6 hours 44.1kHz, or up to 138 hours in MP3 format. Store your recordings on a PC or Mac with USB 2.0 or use the H2 as a USB microphone or digital audio interface for record directly to your computer.

What would life be without accessories?

The Zoom H2 Digital Recorder comes with a mic stand adapter, tripod, USB cable, AC adapter and a 512MB SD card

Convenience, Quality and Portability!

The Zoom H2 Digital Recorder weighs just 90 grams and can be safely put in your pocket for maximum portability and convenience. Two standard alkaline AA batteries provide 4 hours of continuous use and backlit display ensures the use in any environment.

Brilliant stereo recording in an economical and simple to use, there has never been an easier way to record high quality audio.

Zoom H2 Digital Recorder: Controls and Functions Recorder Zoom H2 Digital Recorder provides the maximum functionality and versatility never before available from a portable digital recorder. The backlit display shows recording levels, time code, file name and remaining battery life. LEDs indicate recording modes: Front, Rear, 2 Channel or 4 Channel recording angle: 90 °, 120 ° or 360 °. An LED on the front and rear panel indicates the approval of the record. The transport section includes a rec buttons, play and pause, fast forward and rewind. Using the Menu button enters

menu management; using the cursor keys to navigate within the menu to change any settings. In the menu you can set recording parameters such as direction and polar pattern, activate the Auto Start and Auto Gain, set the file format we're going to record in detail and adjust the recording level.

On the left side of H2 is minijak output by 1 / 8 "headphone / line to monitor the signal and listen to your recordings, playback volume control, a switch for the ignition and a connector for power supply provided. On the right side of 'H2, you can connect an external stereo microphone minijack input power.

Setting levels is easy with the Microphone Gain Control Low / Medium / High. Mini jack to the line from 1 / 8 "you can connect an instrument or audio source line. Via the USB 2.0, you can send files of their recordings to a PC or Mac to store, edit, or play them. The function time-stamp is a very useful reference during production. You can even use the 'H2 as a USB stereo microphone and record directly into your audio software.

Zoom H2 Digital Recorder: Features:
* Micro Stereo.

* Function Stereo MID / SIDE capsules using a configuration with 3 microphones and a digital signal processing.

* Different positions of angles of the microphones for 5 recording modes:

* Connecting with USB audio interface function, usable as USB mic for direct recording on computer using your word processor.

* Data Format Wav 96kHz/48kHz/44, 1kHz and MP3 up to 320kbps.

* EXT MIC input to connect and power an external microphone.

* Time Stamp function to organize the data chronologically recorded.

Zoom H2 Digital Recorder Review

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2011/01/24

Data Management Companies

Data management covers the entire system associated with organizing data as a helpful resource. Mainly, data management is the consolidation of information in such a way that data is easily maintained and capable of being retrieved when required.

The competitive environment requires businesses to capture, process, and study huge volumes of data. It may not always be possible for businesses to handle all the data that forms a part of their functioning. Apart from structured data, businesses are also required to deal with unstructured data in the form of e-mail, and images. These are to be stored for different strategic, trade and regulatory needs. Hence, businesses employ the services of data managers to handle their resources. Data management companies handle data with a comprehensive plan, which encompasses human as well as technological aspects. These aspects combine to achieve the basic aim of maintaining data without any fuss, and facilitating easy retrieval of data whenever required.

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Data management companies assist businesses in developing policies and systems desirable to identify and exploit market opportunities. They help businesses in satisfying the changing demands of customers. These companies have professional specialists who have years of expertise in this field. They aid businesses in obtaining, replicating, transforming, and managing data to provide it to executives for the purpose of decision-making.

Data Management Companies

Data management companies also deal with data mining. Data mining utilizes computing power and highly developed analytical techniques to determine useful pattern relationships from large databases of the customers.

Data management companies can mine the data of their clients, or the data that they collected from their clients. Most importantly, they can show their clients how to understand data and use it to their best advantage. The data mining services offered by companies combine leading tools and statistical analysis techniques to create strategic intelligence from corporate data. This involves examining historical detail transactions to identify trends and establish and disclose hidden relationships for future predictability.

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2011/01/23

How Do I Back Up My Computer?

How do I back up my computer? This is a very common question that most computer newbies ask at one point or another. It's also a very important question, since backing up your data is a very important habit to get into.

The hard drive, sometimes called Hard disc or Hard disc drive (HDD) is the device inside of your computer that stores all of your data. Your hard drive stores your operating system, your software applications and your personal files.

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A few years ago mechanical drive failure was far more common that it is now. These days, complete failure due to mechanical reasons is far less frequent but still a real possibility.

How Do I Back Up My Computer?

More commonly in this day and age, drive failure is generally a result of a virus infecting the master boot record of a hard drive file system. If this master boot record does become infected, the Fdisk (fixed disc) facility would have to be run causing data to be lost or at the very least, costly to recover.

When it comes to recovering files, operating system failure or corrupt software installation can cause some files to be irretrievable. For this reason backing up your hard drive is an essential task. A hard disk back up is simply the process of creating a copy of the files that are stored on the hard drive. This enables you to have a spare copy of your files should your hard drive suffer a critical failure.

When it comes to backup you have various options at your disposal. External hard drives are reasonably cheap in this day and age, you could easily purchase an external drive and simply copy files across for your computer hard disk periodically. Alternatively there are various software solutions available that will simply the process and offer additional features.

The features of backup software include backing up both locally and remotely, encrypted back up, compression, multi-versioning, incremental back ups and more. With backup software on the low end of the price spectrum, these facilities alone make the software a worthwhile investment.

Overall it's incredibly important to maintain adequate backups of your information, especially when we invest so much money in our data. Some data, such as photographs, are priceless and not able to be replaced. I strongly suggest that people make backups on a consistent basis.

How Do I Back Up My Computer?

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2011/01/22

Recovering Data From a Formatted Memory Card

In this modern digital era, we are relaying more and more on the digital camera to shoot special occasions, events with someone special, family function or some cherished moments. However, the small chip inserted in Digital Camera or Camcorders known as Memory card can be corrupted or damaged easily. The digital device uses this memory card to store photos, videos that you have taken. You may not be able to access the stored photo, videos on the device when it displays some error message. In such situation, you may end up with losing your valuable memories of a special instance stored in the device.

Another common reason for losing the photos and videos is the accidental deletion. Normally deleting of photos happen when the device is full, and you need some more space to store new data. When you do simple deletion only those particular photos are removed from the Camera. Generally people use "Delete all" option unexpectedly so they will lose all there precious data. You can perform the deletion process whenever you wanted. However, the card should be formatted several times, especially when the device slows down its performance, and if you are using the camera regularly. Another reason for formatting the memory card is if you get some error message or the device corrupted.

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If the device is showing the error message "Memory card not formatted" repeatedly, this indicates that the digital device is corrupted. If you get a message like this you might format the memory card suddenly and be unable to find the pictures and other stored data. Formatting recreates the file system and directories, thus if you format the device, all the data stored previously on the device will be deleted. The overall performance of the camera can be improved with this standard memory card formatting. In addition, one more aspect with some digital camera is it provides a low level formatting that deletes all the stored data. This low level formatting helps you to take photos or videos smoothly at regular intervals and it is suggested to do low level formatting before capturing photos.

Recovering Data From a Formatted Memory Card

It is advised to discontinue further usage of the corrupted device for the good recovery results. Always make sure that you have selected a good quality software that can recover all your memorable photos and videos that you have lost. After choosing the software you can download the trial version of the software to evaluate and to get familiarize with the features. The software that you have chosen will help you to recover formatted memory card, SD cards, memory stick, Flash drives and other storage device data.

Recovering Data From a Formatted Memory Card

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2011/01/20

Data Backup - Local Backup Vs Online Backup

My interest and expertise in backup solutions started when my hard drive crushed and died. On that drive I had all my business files %2B all my family photos. I couldn't stand the thought of loosing all this, so I found a data restore company, they gave me a good service which cost me almost 00. After my recovery I understood how underestimated is the data on our computers and I decided to help all my family, friends and clients to become "Data Loss Protected."

When I decided to check out my backup options, I learnt that there are several options, and each option has some specific techniques that everyone should know about for creating a successful backup.

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First Option -- Local Backup

Data Backup - Local Backup Vs Online Backup

Local backup is every type of backup that will keep your backup data on physical media available close to you. This can be:

Additional internal hard drive. External hard drive CD/DVD-ROM Magnetic Type media Local Network backup
Local Backup Advantages: These types of backup are:

Very handy, and until lately it was the simplest to do. It psychologically feels safe to have your original as well as backup in your physical possession. Today, I will suggest anyone who backs up his data using this option to think about it as a partial solution at best. I use this option, I am backing up my main PC data to my laptop every day and I also back up once a week to an external hard drive, but all this is only my SECONDARY backup solution.

Local Backup Disadvantages: On the other hand, the system suffers from certain flaws.

All these types of backup will not protect your data completely. Some very dangerous threats still exist:
Theft Fire Natural disasters like earthquakes, floods and more Manmade disasters like terrorists attacks, war It is mostly NOT a fully automatic backup. It depends on many human behavioral activities in order to be thorough and updated.
Second (Better) Option -- Online Backup also known as Remote Backup

This is in my opinion the best solution; it covers all the disasters can happen

Online Backup Advantages: Automatic -- Most systems will require just a short setup, and from that moment on they will be fully automatic. Resides in a safe place -- the same as keeping your money in the bank, away from home. It is better to keep your data in a safe place and not at home or at your office, where it is likely to suffer from the same physical calamity that may befall your main storage system. Unlimited storage -- Some of the systems will enable you to backup unlimited data, and this gives you peace of mind.
Online Backup Disadvantages: This short answer is: None.

The longer answer might include the psychological issue that many people still feel that if their data is somewhere out there it is less safe than near them. The truth, believe me, is exactly the opposite. This streak of distrust in others would have to be overcome.

Data Backup - Local Backup Vs Online Backup

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2011/01/19

Tips for Selecting Photo Recovery Software

Though we dread data loss, loss of photographs is even more painful and difficult to come to terms with, as each photo portrays an emotion or a situation that cannot be recaptured. Photo Recovery Software is really a helpful tool in recovering lost photos. There are different types of photo recovery software available in the market. If you just key in the word photo recovery in Google, you will be overwhelmed by the search result. You need to wade through the information and select a software that can efficiently recover photos without harming your data. In this article let us look at the factors that should be considered before selecting photo recovery software.

Criteria for selecting Photo Recovery Software

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Operating system and version- There are specific software for Windows and Mac based OS. Based on the operating system and the version you use select either Windows or Mac based photo recovery software. 

Tips for Selecting Photo Recovery Software

Storage devices- Your digital camera can be used in sync with a host of storage devices.  Make sure that the software can recover photos from different types of storage devices such as IDE / ATA / SATA / SCSI hard disk drives, SD Cards, CF Cards, XD Cards, Memory Sticks, external Zip drives, FireWire and USB hard drives

File extensions- Depending on the operating system and camera the digital images are stored with different extensions. Ensure that the software can recover photos from the file extensions used by your OS like BMP, PNG, TIF, TIFF, JPEG, JPG, GIF and PSD (Mac) or JPG, JPEG, TIF, TIFF, PNG, BMP, GIF (Windows).  If you shoot in Raw format the file extensions will again vary depending on the camera manufacturers and OS. For Mac based OS it will be CR2, CRW(Canon), ARW, SR2 (Sony), NEF (Nikon), MRW (Minolta), X3F (Sigma), PEF (Pentax), or ORF (Olympus). Similarly for Windows it is CR2, CRW(Canon), SRF, SR2 (Sony), NEF (Nikon), MRW (Minolta) or ORF (Olympus).

Photo loss scenarios- Photo loss can happen when you delete a file, format a system, memory card, SD card, multimedia card, or USB drives, and due to software malfunction. Dysfunctional cables or incorrect methods to remove/eject USB drive can also lead to loss of photos from digital camera or from storage device.  Select a software that can recover photos from any of these photo loss situations.

Validating software capability- Demo version of the software enables you to validate the capabilities of the software in file recovery. Options for scanning, preview and storing recovered data are some of the key elements you should look for while evaluating the demo version.

Customer support- Customer support is very essential especially if you run into problems while attempting photo recovery. Make sure that the customer care can be reached either by phone, chat or through ticketing systems, that some established companies use.

Confidentiality- This is very essential when you make the financial transaction over internet. Read companies privacy policy before using your credit card.

Tips for Selecting Photo Recovery Software

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2011/01/18

All About PC Data Recovery

PC Data Recovery is the procedure of retrieving data from database or storage systems. You can recover data by using floppy discs, DVDs, hard drives, CDs, Memory cards etc. It helps you to recover all the corrupt or lost data in a professional, secure and fast manner. For all the businesses and IT companies, data recovery is important for saving data in an appropriate manner. The experts at the computer repair Sydney discuss some tips for it.

May be you are under a lot of mental stress and worried about how to retrieve the lost data as quickly as possible. The time for preventing your data from getting corrupt or lost has gone - the problem at hand is that of PC Data Recovery.

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Firstly you could get hold of your tech savvy relatives or friends; if you are lucky enough, they will help you out and if in case you are really fortunate then they might even have data recovery software. However, if you are not lucky then you have to get your wallet out because data recovery is going to be an expensive affair. Also, just prepare yourself for a mundane and time-consuming act. Try to identify the problem with your hard disc. Either your computer fails to boot up or if it boots up, it does not show other drives. Listen carefully to your hard drive, if in case it makes some noises like that of ticking, scratching or scraping then you have to take it to the PC Data Recovery center where the experts solve your problem. As these services are time-consuming and expensive, you have to decide the worth of data that is stored in the hard disc:

All About PC Data Recovery

If it is only a set of downloaded music or a few games then you should delete it and accept the data loss.

On the other hand, if it is some important information like a product or book that you have been working for years, then you have to take your system to a data recovery center for an evaluation- it generally costs nothing.

Therefore, if the hard drive is safe then you have a decent chance of retrieving data yourself. Firstly, you have to download some important software that will help in recovering data. Unfortunately, the reputed software are expensive, however, the good news is that many companies allow you to use them on a trial basis. Although there are some freeware versions but they are not easy to use. The execution of the further procedure depends on the set of hard drive:

If your system has a single hard drive that is not partitioned then you have to attach hard drive to another system that has ample space to store all the lost data. This is technical so if in case you do not have any technical knowledge then get a computer savvy relative or friend to help you in PC Data Recovery. If in case, your computer system has a multiple drive set up and it boots up fine then all you have to do is to download the software to read the files.

All About PC Data Recovery

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2011/01/17

How to Perform Linux Data Recovery

Linux is the UNIX like operating system that uses the Linux kernel of Monolithic type. The OS is being installed on a vast range of tablet computers, mobiles, video game consoles, mainframes, super computers etc. Even, statistics says that as, server OS, Linux accounts more than 50% of the whole global installations. Also,over the years, Linux operating system has gained fair amount of popularity among the common home users with the Fedora, Ubuntu and OpenSUSE distributions. Moreover, with the egression of smart phones, netbooks etc, which are running on embedded Linux, the operating system has been more closely used by many users. Though Linux has advanced technology and features, sometimes, some errors lead to data loss or inaccessibility and you need to look for any Linux data recovery software to recover back your valuable data.

In day to day usage of a Linux system, there can be enormous possibility of data loss situations, and you may not always successful in trouble shooting the system to gain access of your data. Hence, if you don't have a valid backup available or failed to restore the data from the backup, Linux recovery is the answer to bring back your data.

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Common data loss situations in Linux:

How to Perform Linux Data Recovery

Error - Mount wrong fs type, bad option, bad super block on /dev/hdb2.
Error - Too many mounted file systems.
File system error.
Grub Error 12 - Invalid device requested.
Grub Error 17 - Can not mount selected partition.

There can be many such errors leading to the loss or inaccessibility of your Linux data. In such cases, if you are a technical person, then you can trouble shoot at the low-level. You can run the 'fsck' command to detect and fix such error. Prior to running the 'fsck' command, first, you need to go to the single user mode. Then, you have to unmount the file system partition, you are going to work upon, if it is not the root file system. If you don't take enough care to unmount the file system, the 'fsck warns you, such as- 'The file system is mounted, do you want to continue anyway?' Saying yes to the message, may result in the loss of your data, because, at times, 'fsck' writes directly to the disk.

If you need to check the root file system based partition, you have to boot the system in single user mode and run the 'fsck' with a '-b' option so that it will run in a read-only mode. Also, the '-b' option directly go to the 'init' and makes an emergency booting while skipping the other start-up scripts.

Sometimes, 'fsck' fails to run or exits without running at all. At that time, you need to force run the utility with '-f' option. This is a case of severe corruption and you need to give additional information to 'fsck', such as the size of the alternate superblock or the address of the superblock to fetch the data and fix the error.

However, sometimes, these low-level recovery process is tedious as well as risky with respect to your valuable data. Hence, you can go for any Linux data recovery software, which can recover the data for you safely.

Stellar Phoenix Linux Data Recovery is a risk free Linux recovery utility to recover your lost, deleted, formatted or inaccessible data from ext2, ext4, ext3, FAT and NTFS file system based volumes. Moreover, with step-wise-instructions based GUI, the software can be easily used by any user without much technical knowledge.

How to Perform Linux Data Recovery

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2011/01/16

How Do I Open a Corrupted PDF File?

Are you tired of spending all day trying to open one file that means the world to you? If so, you know that it take hours and hours to find a program that works. You try typing in "Free pdf opener" but all you get is spam, and more spam. If you need your file to be opened, there is a quick and easy way to do it.

The first thing that you are going to have to do is make sure that file is definitely corrupted. Start by trying to open the PDF file in Adobe Reader. If the file opens, they you are good to go. If it doesn't it means that their is something wrong with the file and you need more help.

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By downloading a "File Helper" you can easily take your corrupted pdf and turn it into a brand new document. Here are the basic steps to do it.

How Do I Open a Corrupted PDF File?

1) Download a opener of your choice. Be sure to take a good luck at the program. If it looks like spam, it mostly likely is spam.

2) Upload your document into the system and wait for the program to analyze your data. This should not take more than 2 minutes long. If it does, you do not have the right software and you need to find a better one.

3) Once completed, open the file with the recommended programs that it has given you.

4) SAVE your file

I hope this helps you open your corrupted file. Always remember to save your document once your are completed, you don't want to start all over again.

How Do I Open a Corrupted PDF File?

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2011/01/15

Canon Digital Cameras - Canon Powershot SX20IS

Canon company is the top manufacturer for electronic digital cameras at the forefront with continuous unique enhancements. The Powershot SX20IS is one Canon's most favored cameras because of its top quality photos, ease of use, and progressive set of features.

This camera incorporates a 20x wide perspective optical zoom together with visual image stabilizer. Optical photo stabilizers help you have a still photo even when your hand isn't totally motionless. That is a concept which canon cameras really excel at.

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Another wonderful feature of this canon digital camera is that it takes complete stereo audio 720p HD movies. It's not just a camera that work digitally, it's a camcorder as well. In addition, it features an HDMI hook up so you're able to hook up directly to your HDTV and play your film in High-definition format.

Canon Digital Cameras - Canon Powershot SX20IS

The powershot SX20IS boasts 12.1 mp image resolution, permitting you to take poster dimension pictures as big as 13x19" in addition to photo quality prints. You'll be able to simply zoom in or crop a portion of your photograph while not losing virtually any quality.

The camera additionally includes a wide 2.5 inch liquid crystal display which makes viewing, playback, and taking photographs quite convenient.

Additionally, there are quite a few advanced capabilities in this camera for example a extremely powerful zoom, extremely clear image resolution, and superior photo improving engineering.

This canon powershot SX20IS is extremely well-liked by consumers who are looking for a fantastic cross photo/video digital camera at great price tag.

Canon Digital Cameras - Canon Powershot SX20IS

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2011/01/13

How to Recover Lost Photos From Corrupted SanDisk SDHC Memory Card

Is your SanDisk SDHC memory card corrupt and you are unable to access stored photos from the device? Are you wondering, if it is possible to recover lost photos from a corrupted card? Irrespective of the brand of your digital camera, these cameras do not remove photos completely from card in any case. They are still recoverable! You can get your memorable photos recovered using advanced Photo Recovery Software in all cases of photo loss.

Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) is an extension of SD standard that increases storage capacity of card up to 32 GB. It uses sector addressing for increasing the addressable storage. You can use SanDisk SDHC memory card with a wide range of devices, such as digital cameras, camcorders, mobile phones, portable music players, and portable computers.

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In case of corruption of the SanDisk SDHC memory card, you can not access the card using digital camera or computer. At the same time, you may come across various error messages, similar to the following ones:
"Windows was unable to complete the format" while trying to format corrupted SDHC card. "I/O device error" while reading data from or writing data to the card. "This device cannot start" after inserting the card to a new device. "Memory card error" while accessing the card using any device, like digital camera, mobile phone etc. What causes SanDisk SDHC card corruption?

How to Recover Lost Photos From Corrupted SanDisk SDHC Memory Card

There are numerous factors, which may damage the memory card:
File system of memory card is corrupted and device can not recognize the structure of the card. Memory card is pulled out during the write process. Card data structures are missing or corrupted. Mishandling of the card. When any of the above problems occur, card becomes inaccessible and unusable. However, the photos are still there on the card and can not be accessed due to corruption. In such circumstances, you can easily recover the lost, missing, and inaccessible photos using Digital Photo Recovery Software.

These powerful utilities are incorporated with efficient scanning algorithms to Recover Lost Photos in all cases of card corruption. The applications enable you to perform Photo Recovery on your own as they have simple and self-descriptive graphical user interface.

Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery software safely recovers all types of lost multimedia files like photos, songs, and videos. The software is available in two different versions to recover data from Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X supported storage media. It recovers lost files from all types of memory cards, such SDHC, SD, XD, MMC, MicroSD, and CF.

How to Recover Lost Photos From Corrupted SanDisk SDHC Memory Card

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2011/01/12

Computer Backup Solution

Once a week when I start my computer, a window pops up to ask if I want to back up my files. I always say no because I don't want to go through the hassle of burning all my files on CDs. Yet after my boyfriend's computer had a virus from the internet, I knew I should backup my files to prevent losing all my music, work, and other files. I thought about buying an external hard drive like my family suggested, but it seemed too expensive and complicated.

While searching for other options, I found an online backup software that sounded easier to use and faster than burning CDs all day long. I read through some of the information and discovered that the online software would backup my computer quickly. It only required a software download in less than a minute, installation, and a quick selection of the files to be stored on backup.

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The online backup software came in two options, a 2 GB back-up or an upgrade to unlimited storage. The 2 GB option was free storage for as long as I wanted so I chose that option. If I wanted, I could upgrade to unlimited storage for less than per month later. I had a private key encryption and a locked file to prevent others from hacking into my data.

Computer Backup Solution

I finished quickly and had the rest of the day to do what I wanted, rather than sit at my computer and burn CDs for hours on end.

I would definitely suggest an online backup system for anyone that wants to backup their computer files quickly and for less money.

Computer Backup Solution

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2011/01/11

Regzooka Review - Should I Use Regzooka?

Are you wondering if you should use Regzooka? Well here are my thoughts after purchasing this registery cleaner for myself.

A group of experts and I have purchased a variety of different registry cleaners(RCs) and put them to the test to see which software is the most effective for our consumers. Regzooka was among one of those registry cleaners that we have tested.

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After the results for Regzooka had come in, we were not surprised when we found that this registry cleaner was classified as mediocre among the other programs tested. This software was a fairly decent and had all the necessary functions to do a thorough scan on your computer, but lacks some advanced options and special features such as the System Optimizer or Evidence Eraser that we want in a RC.

Regzooka Review - Should I Use Regzooka?

The interface was not as user-friendly as we hoped for. Some features were hidden away and might require a few minutes of digging before you could find them. Novice computer users may not be able to navigate this program as well as advanced computer users, however all the basic functions to perform a computer scan were simply laid out.

One thing that set Regzooka apart from the other programs we tested is its 100% guarantee of error removals. If this software did not clean out 100% of your computer errors, you had 60 days to do a complete refund. This was a nice option, however many other RCs also offered 100% 60-day money guarantee if you were not satisfied with the program.

Overall, we give Regzooka 6.5/10 because it is a fairly decent piece of software that could potentially remove all the errors and help speed up your computer performance.

However, within the given price range, there are many other registry cleaners that offer much more in terms of special features.

Regzooka Review - Should I Use Regzooka?

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2011/01/10

Chkdsk Can't Repair FAT32 Volume

FAT32 is supported by Windows XP, 2003, 2000 and Vista (logical drives) and holds cluster values in 32-bit field. This file system can undergo corruption and need Data Recovery. The primary repair option is to run Chkdsk. Windows includes Chkdsk so as to check file system integrity and fix logical errors and can be run through Command Prompt or Recovery Console. 

In few of the cases, the Chkdsk utility may unexpectedly quit without curing corruption. Though the corruption exists and volumes are corrupt and inaccessible, but the utility may prompt the correct file system type:

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"The type of the file system is FAT32.
Volume Serial Number is C408-2213"

Chkdsk Can't Repair FAT32 Volume

However, if we run Chkdsk, without the use of any command-line switches, the volume is reported corrupt and running chkdsk e: command may prompt an error, but the corruption problem may still remain the same:

"The type of the file system is FAT32.
Volume Serial Number is C408-2213

Errors found. CHKDSK cannot continue in read-only mode.

Reason

This is a specific problem when Boot sector (Primary program to boot the system) is corrupt. The errors lies in the way Chksk handles the Boot sector and its backup copy, which is located at sector 6 of logical drive. Ideally, Chkdsk should make use of the backup copy to offer Data Recovery, but it doesn't do this because the primary boot sector is not located in a bad sector and contains invalid information and at this condition Chkdsk fails to use the backup copy of Boot sector.

Solution

In order to gain file system repair and hence Data Recovery, this is vital that the backup copy must be restored for use. We can make use of DiskProbe utility which can replace the corrupt primary Boot sector information, placed at sector 0 with that of Boot sector copy, placed at sector 6.

·        DiskProbe is a GUI sector editor tool and is operable when the user has local Administrator rights. This is a specialized tool which can repair many of the disk corruption errors, replace the MBR, damaged partition table information and Boot sectors as well. But, viewing the boot sectors as a FAT boot sector through View menu can make the backup copy also corrupt and hence Data Recovery Software remain the only solutions to retrieve the lost data after formatting the drive ( Formatting refreshes the file system)

Data Recovery Software are the powerful applications which can scan the drive for lost data and then recover it. These applications are safe and interactive at Data Recovery and hence are complete to extract data.

Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery uses the powerful scanning algorithms and offers Data Recovery through graphically rich interface. This Data Recovery Software is compatible with FAT16, FAT32, VFAT, NTFS and NTFS5  file systems. Stellar also offers different Data Recovery Software for UNIX, Novell, Macintosh and Linux operating systems.

Chkdsk Can't Repair FAT32 Volume

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2011/01/09

Why Imaging Backup Software

Today many people are confused with the terms imaging, cloning, and backup software. As backup software gained popularity over the last few years, many computer users were exposed to the terms of imaging and cloning. Some may use the term imaging and backup software as interchangeable, but the truth is that this is not the case. The functionality and purpose of cloning is similar to imaging; for example they are similar in that they do make exact copies of the PC hard drive's contents.

Despite the commonalities between cloning and imaging there are some differences and benefits of using one form over the other. When an individual utilizes a cloning technique to make a backup a new exact copy is created. The exact copy is also easily bootable thus, the user can easily boot off the cloned drive and it would be running again in a short period should anything happen to the hard drive or software.

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Portability is another strong advantage of the cloning technique as the individual can simply transfer data from one hard drive to another without losing any data.

Why Imaging Backup Software

Imagining is slightly different as the user will create a very large backed up file. This file can be later recreated at a later date when the user feels the need to recreate it. All the harddrives' content will be recreated either onto the original drive or onto another external drive, depending on the needs of the user.

For the computer user cloning is a good choice when the individual wishes to upgrade the hard drive on the same PC.

Like any software, cloning cannot do everything that imaging can and the lacking aspects of the cloning method should be carefully discussed by the individual. The shortcomings of cloning are however covered by imaging.

Imaging does a similar job as cloning; an image of the files and data are created. Imaging does allow the files to be restored on the same pc or on a different hard drive, depending on the needs of the user. Cloning requires the dedicated use of a hard drive, imaging however gives the user more media options. Unlike like cloning, imaging allows the user to place an image on another hard drive, CDs, or DVDs. The user thus has greater choices and much more options to choose from allowing certain data to be sent to a hard drive while other data may be sent to DVD format.

There are many imaging type backup software to pick from on the market. The different types of imaging software that exists allows the user to select the software that fits the individual's needs. For example many backup software programs that support incremental backups.

Incremental backups will copy only the files that were changed since the last backup. This form ensures that double entries are not copied, saving time and space.

Another benefit imaging has over cloning is that imaging is much more secure in regards to malware attacks. Should malware infect the pc, it can find two partitions and thus infect both of them. The compressed file has a better chance of escaping such attacks.

Why Imaging Backup Software

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2011/01/08

Canon PowerShot SD790IS Reviewed and Taken to the HOT Seat

I admit it. Yeah, I'm a digital camera fanatic. And many of the point-and-shoot digital cameras I own were bought impulsively and on a whim. And it's NOT a very good idea! The last 3 or 4 cameras I've had performed way below my expectations. Blurred, hazy, unclear - that's how I'd describe MOST of the images I've captured with those crappy digital cameras, and that's being nice!

Heck! Some of the photos I've taken were beyond recognition. I was utterly disappointed, and I decided to replace them with a digital camera that delivers GREAT and not mediocre photographs. BUT this time, I made sure that I'm going to wiser when I shop to buy digital cameras.

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This is where I first encountered the Canon PowerShot SD790IS.

Canon PowerShot SD790IS Reviewed and Taken to the HOT Seat

The features do look great like the -
- 3 inch LCD screen
- 7 Megapixels
- 3x Optical Zoom
...do look great.

It seems like this addition to the Canon PowerShot series is a MUST-have. BUT bent on not making the same mistake again, I took a few days checking out forums, reviews, etc. just to make sure I'm informed before I buy it. As far as reviews go, Canon PowerShot SD790IS sounds impressive. So I summoned my courage, contemplated about this digital camera for a couple of minutes, and then I hit "Checkout".

I was planning to use it on a trip so I opted for a faster deliver method that brought this Canon PowerShot to my hands after 3 days. What made Canon PowerShot SD790IS impressive, in my opinion, aren't the reviews or the ravings about it, it's the quality it delivers! Not to mention the 3 inch LCD screen of Canon PowerShot SD790IS was really hard to ignore. I mean I have seen 2 or even 2.5 inches of LCD screen for other digital cameras, BUT this was my first seeing one with 3 inches.

And it didn't fail me! The images on the LCD screen of Canon PowerShot SD790IS are crystal-clear, amazingly detailed, and colorful, enabling me to shoot for great pictures in almost any angle. And the photographs delivered by Canon PowerShot SD790IS are nothing short of amazing, too! And The result?

Canon PowerShot SD790IS Reviewed and Taken to the HOT Seat

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2011/01/07

Canon PowerShot SD780IS Photo Recovery

The Canon PowerShot SD780IS is a very handsome camera that has a sleek design and is compact enough to fit in your pocket. Unfortunately, photos can easily get erased in this camera due to interruption of transfer when you want to upload it to the computer. You don't have to worry so much about that, because you will be able to retrieve photos that were accidentally deleted, formatted, or lost from the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS.

When you notice that some photos were deleted during the transfer of the photos from your camera and the computer, do not use the SD card that was used for the transfer for other things. Save the other photos that were retrieved in a folder and then turn off the transfer application software. Do not delete or format the SD card because you can still retrieve the lost photos from the card.

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For future safety, when you want to upload photos from your camera to your computer, it is safest when there are no other applications and software that are on during the transfer process. The interruption can delete some of the photos and corrupt some of your files. It is best to let the photo transfer application for the Canon PowerShot 780IS to run its course, and leave the computer alone until it is done.

Canon PowerShot SD780IS Photo Recovery

While you are still on your computer, take a look at Photo Retrieval 1.70 for Windows. This is a very effective photo recovery software for cases such as this, but you can also look for Disk Doctors for Windows and Mac, or Wondershare Photo Recovery that is also compatible for almost any computer. Download and install this software into your computer before you reconnect your SD card. During this process, make sure that your SD card is not connected to your computer.

Install the photo recovery software and follow the guide. It is really user-friendly and you won't have problems understanding and using it. Next, connect your SD card to the computer again, and have the photo retrieval software run a scan on the SD card. You will be able to see the photos that are in the SD card including the photos that were lost during the transfer earlier.

Good luck!

Canon PowerShot SD780IS Photo Recovery

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2011/01/05

Choosing the Right Camera

When it comes to choosing the right camera, the main thought is too determine what you want in a camera. There are many points to think about. What do you need the camera for? Is it just for simple photo snapping? Or do you want to take more advanced photographs, and experiment with photographic features? This will all depend on your experience with cameras. If you're new to purchasing a camera, you may want to keep it simple and buy a simple point and shoot camera. If you are experienced, you may want to buy more of an advanced camera.

Resolution is often one of the main selling points of a camera. This information will be the first thing you see displayed when buying a camera. Digital camera resolution is expressed in pixels, which is the millions of dots that make up a picture. The minimum pixels I would suggest to buy are 2. Obviously the higher the megapixels the better quality photographs you will have.

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You may also want to think about zoom. Zoom is a common feature found on most cameras. It is extremely useful, and I would say a necessity when having a camera. There are 2 types of zoom, digital zoom and optical zoom. Digital zoom, just simply enlarges each pixel electronically. Problems that occur with this are the image can often appear fuzzy; whereas optical zoom has a physical lens magnification of the image you are photographing, so I would shop for the optical zoom instead.

Choosing the Right Camera

Lightweight digital cameras are far more transportable and more cost efficient, but in turn they have less zoom power, less resolution and fewer features. The larger more advanced cameras have more zoom power, more resolution and a large variety of features. They are however very bulky, and are much more expensive.

Choosing a camera can be a difficult decision, but it's all about what you will be using the camera for; whether it's just for photo snapping every now and again, or if you really want to start to get into the art of photography.

Choosing the Right Camera

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