Re: HELP! I erased my ist-D images
Hi Rob, On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 02:56:07 +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: >> If the *istD simply erases files by changing the allocation table, than >> this tool should work with *istD's CF-cards, too. > >Well if anyone finds a working solution I'd love to know. All I saw were >fragments of FAT with no decipherable data. I used "Zero Assumption Digital >Image Recovery" and "Get Data Back for FAT" to no avail. As soon as I have some more time, I will look into this. Besides being a Pentax-fan, owning 7 Pentax Bodies and at least 20 lenses, I am also the developer of a data-recovery product myself, but it does not have very strong support for FAT filesystems yet. See: http://www.dfsee.com Assuming that images on a CF-card are always written as a whole, and almost always sequentially, there is little chance of fragmented files, which is the main reason that UNDELETE is very unreliable on FAT filesystems as used on computer harddisks ... Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery
Re: HELP! I erased my ist-D images
Hello Rob, Yes I have. My normal mode of operation is to download the card in a reader and then re-insert the card in the camera and Erase All. -- Best regards, Bruce Sunday, February 22, 2004, 3:23:44 PM, you wrote: RS> On 22 Feb 2004 at 13:17, Bruce Dayton wrote: >> Hello Rob, >> >> PhotoRescue was able to find erased images on my cf cards from my >> *istD. Even after the card had be formatted. I have been able to get >> images from cards as long as they have not been fully reused. RS> Thanks, I'll give it a test. Have you tried it after an "erase all" has been RS> executed? What worries me is that the in camera format is near instantaneous RS> but the erase all chugs away for quite a while. I couldn't get a thing off my RS> card (which had been freshly formatted) after an "erase all". RS> Cheers, RS> Rob Studdert RS> HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA RS> Tel +61-2-9554-4110 RS> UTC(GMT) +10 Hours RS> [EMAIL PROTECTED] RS> http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ RS> Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: HELP! I erased my ist-D images
On 22 Feb 2004 at 13:17, Bruce Dayton wrote: > Hello Rob, > > PhotoRescue was able to find erased images on my cf cards from my > *istD. Even after the card had be formatted. I have been able to get > images from cards as long as they have not been fully reused. Thanks, I'll give it a test. Have you tried it after an "erase all" has been executed? What worries me is that the in camera format is near instantaneous but the erase all chugs away for quite a while. I couldn't get a thing off my card (which had been freshly formatted) after an "erase all". Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: HELP! I erased my ist-D images
On 22 Feb 2004 at 10:25, Dr. Heiko Hamann wrote: > If the *istD simply erases files by changing the allocation table, than > this tool should work with *istD's CF-cards, too. Well if anyone finds a working solution I'd love to know. All I saw were fragments of FAT with no decipherable data. I used "Zero Assumption Digital Image Recovery" and "Get Data Back for FAT" to no avail. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: HELP! I erased my ist-D images
the first thing i did after getting my Nikon Coolpix 995 and 5000 cameras was to go through all of the setup menus to make sure that the camera worked the way i wanted it to. that included disabling digital zoom and all erase capability. only a full format is enabled. Herb - Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 7:53 PM Subject: Re: HELP! I erased my ist-D images > My personal policy now is never to erase images in the field (apart from a menu- > driven full format) and I wish I could disable the erase button via the set-up > menus.
Re: HELP! I erased my ist-D images
On 22 Feb 2004 at 23:59, Dr. Heiko Hamann wrote: > I have used this program: > > http://www.goto.onlinehome.de/dsc/jpegdump.htm > > It isn't nice (no gui), it is slow, but it did a great job. With the *ist D? I thought it destructively erased files, well at least mine did. :-( It is very easy to select erase all when deleting a single image, especially when using the joy-stick to make the confirmation and doubly so when the joy- stick is faulty (as is mine). My personal policy now is never to erase images in the field (apart from a menu- driven full format) and I wish I could disable the erase button via the set-up menus. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: HELP! I erased my ist-D images
Hi jerome, on 21 Feb 04 you wrote in pentax.list: >I remember someone mentioning a program or something that I can use to >retrieve "deleted images" from CF cards even when they appear to be >trashed. Any help / suggestions to offer... or am I just SOL? I have used this program: http://www.goto.onlinehome.de/dsc/jpegdump.htm It isn't nice (no gui), it is slow, but it did a great job. Hope it helps, Heiko
Re: HELP! I erased my ist-D images
Lexar flash cards come with image recovery software. Paul On Feb 21, 2004, at 1:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys and gals... ... I'm not sure what happened... I thought it said delete... but it must've said "delete all"... because the next thing I saw on the screen was No Images". Damn. so now it's all gone. what do I do? I remember someone mentioning a program or something that I can use to retrieve "deleted images" from CF cards even when they appear to be trashed. Any help / suggestions to offer... or am I just SOL? Thanks!
RE: HELP! I erased my ist-D images
If DIY doesn't pan out, you might give these guys a try... http://www.tallyns.com/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 1:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: HELP! I erased my ist-D images Hey guys and gals... ... I'm not sure what happened... I thought it said delete... but it must've said "delete all"... because the next thing I saw on the screen was No Images". Damn. so now it's all gone. what do I do? I remember someone mentioning a program or something that I can use to retrieve "deleted images" from CF cards even when they appear to be trashed. Any help / suggestions to offer... or am I just SOL? Thanks!
