How to Recover Deleted Pictures from Camera

Scenario: Can you retrieve deleted photos from a digital camera?

“I screwed up. I did a photo shoot and after I was going through them and deleting a few by accident and the photos are gone. I didn’t format the card only deleted them. Can I see deleted photos on the camera? Where are my deleted photos on the camera? Can I retrieve the deleted photos from a digital camera and how? ”

Actually, the deleted pictures cannot be seen directly on camera after being deleted. But they didn’t be erased instantly from the SD card. Therefore, the recovery of the pictures on camera is totally possible. Here in this post, 2 ways: using third-party software and taking advantage of Windows File Recovery will be illustrated for you on how to recover deleted pictures on a camera.

How can I recover permanently deleted photos from camera?

Here in this part, 2 useful ways are demonstrated here to help get the photos back. Before the operation, remove the SD card from the camera and put it into the Card Readers. After that, plug your Card Readers into the computer.

Recover permanently deleted photos from camera via MyRecover

For how to recover deleted pictures from camera, the free & easiest way for you to reach the goal-- MyRecover is highly recommended. It allows you to get back deleted photos from an SD card with a few clicks. Apart from that, you’re able to enjoy the following advantages:

★Tips:

 High compatibility. MyRecover is compatible with multiple versions, including NTFS, FAT32, exFAT, and ReFS in Windows 11/10/8/7 & Windows Server.

 Easy operation. The operation of AOMEI Data Recovery is fairly simple. Even though you are new to the computer, you could perform very well.

 All-inclusive. You not only can get the photos back from the SD card of the camera but also the hard drive, corrupted partitions and so on.

 Support many kinds of file types. In addition, MyRecover could recover deleted document, videos and so on.

Step 1. Hover the mouse over your Card Reader. Then click Scan to let it be scanned.

Step 2. You will see your deleted photos that are recoverable listed here. You don’t need to wait for the process to complete if you find the photos you want to recover.

Step 3. Check the scanning result and choose a new location to save your recovered photos. Click Recover xx files to save the restored photos. After that, you successfully perform how to recover deleted photos from camera.

Recover permanently deleted photos from camera via Windows File Recovery

CMD tool Windows File Recovery is also a great choice for how to recover deleted pictures from the camera. It’s available to restore different types of files, including jpg/png/pdf/docx/xlsx/mov/zip, etc. However, it’s relatively complex for the user who is not familiar with the computer operation. But for the user who is expert in the IT domain, it’s worth having a shot.

Pay attention: This tool only works with Windows 10 versions 2004 and newer.  

Preparation work before using Windows File Recovery:

To use this tool, check out your File System first. Go to This PC > right-click on the external drive that contains the deleted files > click Properties.

In addition, you need to use recovery mode and switches to get back your files. To decide which mode to use, refer to this table.

Switches are used to filter the scanning range, thus can save the scanning time.

Step 1. Download and install Window File Recovery on your computer from Microsoft Store and then open it.

Step 2. Open Powershell or Command Prompt (run as administrator). In the Command Prompt, enter commands in the following command format:

winfr source-drive: destination-drive: [/mode] [/switches]

For example, if you need to recover deleted photos from F: drive (the SD card) to D: drive, then the command will be like:

winfr F: D: /regular /n *.jpg

Wrapping things up

Here in this post, the ways how to recover deleted pictures from camera are illustrated to you, such as using MyRecover or the Windows File Recovery tool.  If you think Windows File Recovery is too complicated for you, then MyRecover with easy operation and high efficiency would be your best choice.