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Last updated: Jun. 13, 2017

As Sony memory cards are getting cheaper and larger, it's also a lot easier to lose precious photographs on the card.

It's often a disaster if you mistakenly deleted some pictures, or the storage media became corrupted leaving all your data inaccessible.

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You are told to regularly transfer the data from the card to your computer, but the time and effort required often hold you back. That's how data loss strikes in reality.

Your precious photographs got lost or inaccessible, but you don't have a backup.

What to do then?

Fortunately, technology makes it easier to rescue files deleted or lost from a Sony camera card, be it an SD, CF, memory stick or other type of flash cards.

In this article, we'll walk you through the whole process — getting your files back by using a third-party photo recovery software, which is by far the most effective solution.

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What you'll need:

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• Your Sony camera memory card
• A card reader or USB cable
• A personal computer that runs on Windows or macOS
• A digital photo recovery tool (see our review here)
• A little bit time (15-20 minutes)

Let's jump right in!

First things first

In order to increase chances of recovery, the moment you found your photo and videos missing, you should immediately stop using the camera.

That means - do not take additional pictures using the camera. Because even if you've deleted something out if it due to accidental deletion, card reformatting, etc., the data remains for a while until they are fully written over.

Also, if you can, gently remove the card from your camera and put it in a safe place. Make sure the card won't suffer any physical or water damage.

Sony Photo Recovery Software

There is a wide range of solutions out there. We recommend Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery for two reasons: it's powerful as it tends to search more files than other alternatives due to its advanced scanning algorithm.

Plus, it has both a Windows and MacOS version, so you don't have to worry about compatibility issues when using it on your computer.

It's also worth noting that besides photos, the program also retrieves videos and voice recordings.

Below is a quick step-by-step guide.

4 Steps to Recover Files from a Sony Memory Card?

Before you start the recovery process, once again - do not save any new data to the same memory card, and make sure the card is clean and tidy.

Step 1: Connect your Sony memory card to a PC or Mac. If your card is full-size, directly insert it into the card adapter on your computer. If you use a MicroSD card, load it into a card reader first. You can also use a USB cable to connect.

Step 2: Get Stellar Photo Recovery and install the program on your computer. Next, open the program, on its main interface, click the 'Recover Photo, Audio & Video' button to get started.

Step 3: Highlight the disk drive your Sony storage media represents and click 'Scan' to continue. Now the application will perform a quick scan searching for those lost photos. Depending on the volume of your card, it may take extra minutes.

Step 4: Once the scanning is completed, preview the files by operating through the directory tree on the left part of the software interface. Then click 'Recover' and save them to another drive. Note: do not save recovered items back to your Sony camera card.

In case your Sony memory card is showing strange errors such as 'the card is not formatted, do you want to format it now?' — Try this: use the above Sony photo recovery tool to scan and recover from the error memory card for lost pictures. Then format the memory card on your computer (use the Quick Format option). In general, this will make the card work as normal. After that, retry the recovery software to see if you can retrieve more valuable data.

What do you think?

Hopefully, you have managed to rescue the lost files or be able to access them on your Sony camera. If you have any questions or problems during the process, feel free to let us know by leaving a comment below.

Chris is a computer geek for a decade. He loved talking to computers via codes, and now he finds it more interesting communicating with the real people. He now writes everything related to computer issues and loves helping people solve problems.

Sony's 'Memory Card File Rescue' helps safeguard your most precious photos and videos.
Memory Card File Rescue is leading-edge software that supports the latest file formats,
helps recover data from your Sony memory media that may have been accidentally damaged or deleted

What's New!

• Memory Card File Rescue for macOS is newly available. Memory Card File Rescue supports Canon CR3 raw format files.
  For information about the operating environment, click here(July, 2019)

Supported Products:

• Sony brand 【XQD Memory Cards, CFast Memory Card, SD Memory Cards, Memory Stick™, and USB Flash Drives】
  For more information, click here

Features

Supports Recovery of RAW, XAVC S, and Other Various Data Types for Professional Use

This software supports recovery of still pictures (such as JPEG and RAW) and 4K/HD movies (such as MOV, MP4, and XAVC) recorded by Digital cameras as much as possible. Sony's unique algorithm increases the chance of restoring files. For RAW images, it supports Sony, Nikon, and Canon RAW formats, including Canon CR3.

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Supported file types for recovery

• * Game data, and content-protected music and movies are not supported
• * Supports recovery of files stored in Sony's memory media products
• * Recovered files will be stored in PC
• * Some recovered files may not be played back by cameras or other devices, depending on the recorded conditions.

Note: We do not guarantee a recovery of all data. Some file may not be recoverable due to its data status.
Defect or damage of a memory card itself cannot be recovered.

Sony's Unique algorithm Enables Extremely High Recovery Rate

Recovery Rate Comparison

* Sony internal testing. 102 files (JPEG and ARW) shot by a Digital cameras were tested. This comparison test does not guarantee these recovery rates.

What type of Sony memory media can be used with this software?

This software can be used on all Sony branded XQD Memory Cards, CFast Memory Cards, SD Memory Cards, Memory Stick™ and USB Flash Drives* except:

• -Non-Sony brand Memory Stick™, SD Memory Card and USB Flash Drive
• -Sony brand Memory Stick™ Classic series (capacity up to 128MB)
• -Memory Stick™ for AIBO® Robot
• -Memory Stick ROM™ for electronic dictionaries or e-Book readers
• -Sony Brand microSD Memory Card for IP Security Camera
• -PSP® brand Memory Stick™ (Memory Stick PRO Duo™ or Memory Stick Micro™)
• -USM-SA3 series, USM-SA2 series, USM-SA1 series, USM-V series, USM-J series, USM-JX series, USM-H series, USM-EX-Turbo series, USD series, USM-FL series, USM-F series, USM-E Plus series, USM-E series, USM-D Plus series, USM-D series, USM-U2 series, USM-S(A)series, USM-S series, USM-C series, USM-B series, USM series

For information about the operating environment, see the Download page.

Bonus software for owners of above Sony memory media can be downloaded here.