This is the first time , and I hope the last, that this has happened. I took the card from my camera, inserted it into my Mac and downloaded the images. Just as I have done hundreds of times.But some images were missing. A certain set where I had taken pictures of a very cute three year old girl. Other pictures from the same day were there. As well as images from days before and days after the missing set. I put the card back in the camera and tried to find the missing shots. No luck. And I distinctly remember showing some of the shots to the girl's mother after I had taken them. Really baffled as to where the pictures went. Any ideas from this excellent group?
Maybe the mother surreptitiously deleted them when she viewed them?
Interesting thought but actually the mother was as distressed as I was when they disappeared.
f8lee wrote:
Maybe the mother surreptitiously deleted them when she viewed them?
finalimage wrote:
This is the first time , and I hope the last, that this has happened. I took the card from my camera, inserted it into my Mac and downloaded the images. Just as I have done hundreds of times.But some images were missing. A certain set where I had taken pictures of a very cute three year old girl. Other pictures from the same day were there. As well as images from days before and days after the missing set. I put the card back in the camera and tried to find the missing shots. No luck. And I distinctly remember showing some of the shots to the girl's mother after I had taken them. Really baffled as to where the pictures went. Any ideas from this excellent group?
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finalimage,
From your title it reads like you have a Canon camera, from that presumption look for these possible problems.
In your camera menu settings look for the option to shoot without the memory card. If the card were missing, damaged, or the pin connections were not making a good connection the camera will appear to record exposures when they are captured, but not write them to the memory card. The images you showed to the customer after the captures could could have been stored in temporary memory in the camera (no relation to the memory card).
This is the number one, prime, reason for not removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader.
Always use the USB interconnect cable that came with the camera. Canon provided that cable for a reason.
For the missing photographs, they are gone, but you may be able to prevent a repeat episode in the future.
Michael G
Good answer. Over time, removing and inserting the memory card also may eventually cause de-lamination of the gold contacts from its supporting medium.
Of course, removing the card and using a card reader seems easier.
Armadillo wrote:
finalimage,
From your title it reads like you have a Canon camera, from that presumption look for these possible problems.
In your camera menu settings look for the option to shoot without the memory card. If the card were missing, damaged, or the pin connections were not making a good connection the camera will appear to record exposures when they are captured, but not write them to the memory card. The images you showed to the customer after the captures could could have been stored in temporary memory in the camera (no relation to the memory card).
This is the number one, prime, reason for not removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader.
Always use the USB interconnect cable that came with the camera. Canon provided that cable for a reason.
For the missing photographs, they are gone, but you may be able to prevent a repeat episode in the future.
Michael G
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Armadillo wrote:
finalimage, From your title it reads like you have a Canon camera, from that presumption look for these possible problems. ... Michael G
Michael - I believe the XT
1 is a Fuji camera and the XT
i is a Canon camera.
Thanks for all the responses. It is a Fuji XT1. I used to use a cable to download images from my Canon 6D but when I got the Fuji that did not work-I'll try it again. Who knows maybe it will work this time. I pre ordered a Fuji XT2 so maybe i'll have better luck with that. It also will have two card slots so I'll record to two cards all the time. Thanks again.
rjaywallace wrote:
Michael - I believe the XT1 is a Fuji camera and the XTi is a Canon camera.
rjaywallace wrote:
Michael - I believe the XT1 is a Fuji camera and the XTi is a Canon camera.
Ray,
Thanks, you are probably correct. With the various camera manufacturers around, each using similar model IDs it becomes a WAG to answer a question without the manufacturer's name. It's like D750 and 750D.
Michael G
finalimage wrote:
Thanks for all the responses. It is a Fuji XT1. I used to use a cable to download images from my Canon 6D but when I got the Fuji that did not work-I'll try it again. Who knows maybe it will work this time. I pre ordered a Fuji XT2 so maybe i'll have better luck with that. It also will have two card slots so I'll record to two cards all the time. Thanks again.
finalimage,
You write you used to use a cable between your Canon camera and computer, but the Fiji would not work that way. A possible reason for the first Fuji not transferring photos from camera to computer may still reside in the latest model you have preordered, the camera does not have a "Plug 'n Play" app built into the Camera like Canon and Nikon. Tip: Make sure the new camera is compatible for your Mac operating system.
Michael G
rjaywallace wrote:
Michael - I believe the XT1 is a Fuji camera and the XTi is a Canon camera.
Nothing confusing about that! Like the Nikon D70 and Canon 70D.
You might want to try some recovery software after you have safely backed up the images that you have.
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