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Rahuno

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My camera locked in record and I couldn't shut it down, it was still recording and all I could do was pull the battery out. That shut it down and it did restart, however the card and all the material on can't be read. Doesn't show up on a computer whatsoever so there no point in trying to recover anything. The camera just tells me to check the card.
Can anyone help get my footage back. Recovery programs can't work.
 
Rahuno said:
My camera locked in record and I couldn't shut it down, it was still recording and all I could do was pull the battery out. That shut it down and it did restart, however the card and all the material on can't be read. Doesn't show up on a computer whatsoever so there no point in trying to recover anything. The camera just tells me to check the card.
Can anyone help get my footage back. Recovery programs can't work.
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My guess is that you are probably going to be in a bad way but I'd really have to have the card(s) in front of me to be 100% sure. Did you format your cards in the DVX prior to recording on them?
 
I don't think it's likely you'll be able to "recover" any of the vid. Sorry :cry:
I have noticed that the DVX seems kind of picky about cards. Even though the manual says ANY SDXC type 1, Speed class 10, U3, card should work there are SOME cards the thing just doesn't like even though it meets that spec! I tried Samsung cards with that rating, and the camera said something like "incompatible card" or something, even after I formatted it in-camera SOMETIMES. (A friend stated that PNY cards meeting the same spec also didn't seem to work, though I don't have first hand experience with them in the DVX.) Tried some test footage and it wouldn't record or would lock up. Took those cards out and put them in my Canon XA30 (reformatted of course) and they worked great. Put in Sandisk Extreme Pro's in the DVX (SDXC type 1, Speed class 10, U3, 64's) and they work beautifully in all recording modes. You didn't state what cards (brand, speed, etc.) you were using, but you may want to consider doing a test with a different brand as I suspect that may be the cause of the issue. Do post back and let us know what you find.
 
You can sometimes recover data from a corrupt card. I shot a Christmas Concert for client this last year and the card from the stage left cam would not allow me to access the files on it after attempting to download them to a Mac.
I was in a panic, this was a paid gig for a very good customer!
Went on Google, and found a place called Platinum Data Recovery, in LA abut 20 miles from my house. They did it. They were able to recover most of my data. Not all the audio was there, but since that cam was not used as my prime source of audio anyways, I was alright. Turn-around time was 3 days.
It was expensive, though: $500.00. But I didnt have to tell the customer that we didn't get the shot. If it was a paid shoot, perhaps tying something like Platinum would be worth it.
 
Have you ever tried "Card Recovery" or "Rescue Pro" (this one you get a free download if you buy a SanDisc Card here in Europe)?
This 2 software for Win PC help me out from a desaster a Year back, or so...
Good Luck!
 
Thanks to yuo all for your suggestions which I will work through. I have just finished a conference which lasted all week, so I have been out of touch. The cards I use are class10 U3 128 GB and I have recorded on the card maybe 6 times prior to the mishap.
The recovery programs I've tried can't see the card and neither does the any computer I've tried. So I think I'll try a couple more things and then my client's money back.
Thanks again
 
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