How to Recover Deleted Photos and Videos from a Hasselblad Camera?

Learn to recover deleted photos and videos from a Hasselblad camera using professional SD card recovery software. This article also lists several related tips about Hasselblad cameras.

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By Penny / Updated on November 15, 2024

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Help! Can you recover deleted photos and videos from a Hasselblad camera?

Are you aware of the impressive capabilities of the Hasselblad H6D-100c, featuring a remarkable 100-megapixel sensor? NASA opted for Hasselblad to accompany humanity on its historic lunar expedition.

Despite these exceptional achievements, it’s important to acknowledge that Hasselblad cameras are vulnerable to potential data loss like other storage devices. So some users are eager to recover their precious deleted Hasselblad photos and videos.

   
   
   
       

Hey, folks! I need some tech advice here! I accidentally deleted some precious pictures and videos from my Hasselblad H5D-60 camera. I’m not tech-savvy, so can anyone tell me how to retrieve them? Is there any recommended data recovery software? Thanks.

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Though it’s possible to recover deleted Hasselblad photographs and videos, its SD card data recovery rate can be influenced by factors such as data loss scenarios and employed approaches.

Data loss scenarios

Feasible

solutions

 

Accidental deletion

Once you’ve developed the habit of creating regular file backups, restoring your wanted Hasselblad pictures and videos becomes a breeze.

If not, you’d better start SD card data recovery via professional data recovery software as soon as possible.

Disk

formatting

It’s possible to recover data from formatted SD cards if you only perform a Quick Format because the Quick Format only deletes the file directories and makes the data invisible.

SD card becomes RAW

 

Seek help from powerful third-party tools to perform RAW SD card recovery.

SD card hardware failure

 

Contact data recovery service centers for data retrieval

Virus or malware attacks

If your Windows Defender automatically deletes files on your Hasselblad camera SD card, try to add exclusions or disable Windows Defender.

How to recover deleted photos and videos from a Hasselblad camera [Easy]

So how to recover deleted photos and videos from a Hasselblad camera without backups? In this scenario, seeking help from professional SD card recovery software could be the most efficient and effort-saving method because you cannot find the temporary storage folder on your Hasselblad SD card. Let alone restoring deleted Hasselblad photographs and videos.

MyRecover aims to recover deleted/lost photos and videos from SD cards such as SDXC and SDHC cards. Specifically, this leading data recovery software excels in recovering deleted or missing camera photos such as Sigma X3F and DNG, Nikon NEF, Fuji RAF, and Olympus ORF.

SD Card Data Recovery Software: 
  • High-efficiency: Recover about 1000 types of images, videos (MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, MKV, RMVB, ASF, etc.) MS Office files, WPS files, folders, compressed files, audio, songs, and websites from SD cards, HDDs, USB sticks, etc.
  • Advanced scanning method: MyRecover runs Quick Scan & Deep Scan automatically to search all the recoverable files. Specify the filename, saved path, date, or size to filter your needed files.
  • Convenience: Retain the original filename, path, and format for the deleted files.
  • Excellent compatibility: Support NTFS, FAT32, exFAT, and ReFS file systems and be compatible with Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, or Sever PC.
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Step 1. Connect the SD card to your Windows via a card reader > launch MyRecover > hover the mouse over your connected SD card > click Scan.

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Step 2. MyRecover can automatically scan your SD card and display all the recoverable files.

🌟Tip: To save time and quickly locate your wanted 3FR, FFF, and DNG images or videos, please preview and filter images according to Document Type, Filename, Path, Date, Size, etc.
  • Name:Type the filenames of your desired files to narrow the search area.
  • Date modified:Set the date (today, yesterday, last 7/30 days, etc.)
  • Size:Filter the file size (<128KB, 128KB~1MB, 1MB~ 512MB, etc.)

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Step 3. Under the Other Missing Files folder, select the photos or videos you want to restore. Then click Recover x files.

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Notes:✎...
Please save your recovered 3FR, FFF, DNG images, and videos in a new saved path instead of the original Hasselblad camera SD card.  
Please consider upgrading MyRecover to recover a large number of deleted/missing images and videos from local drives if you prefer a more cost-effective plan.

Hasselblad 3F RAW Images, FFF Images, and DNG Images

If you intend to recover deleted Hasselblad photographs, please note the majority of its photo format is 3FR because 3FR files represent a digital photograph captured by varied Hasselblad digital cameras.

Camera RAW files like Hasselblad 3FR format store high-quality photographs with superior editing precision compared to compressed images like JPEGs.

On the flip side, the raw data in 3FR files results in larger file sizes, posing challenges when saving and sharing images.

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Besides the 3FR file format, Hasselblad H5D-50c also supports FFF images, while H2D supports DNG files. For instance, if you want to recover deleted photos and videos from Sigma cameras, you’ll also need to recover DNG files created by Sigma digital cameras.

But how to open 3FR files? Windows users can use the default program like Microsoft Photos to open their 3FR images.

» Connect the Hasselblad camera SD card to your Windows PC> go to the saved path of your 3FR files > right-click on one 3FR image > select Open with > Photos.

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Apart from that, you can also use File Viewer Plus, Hasselblad Phocus, Corel PaintShop Pro 2023, CyberLink PhotoDirector 365, Engelmann Media Photometer Pro, or Adobe Photoshop 2023 to open or edit 3FR files.

Related Q&A about Hasselblad cameras

What is the 3FR file format for Hasselblad Raw? How can I recover deleted 3FR files created by Hasselblad cameras? Moreover, how to recover deleted videos from SD cards? Please find the corresponding answers via the above content to these questions if needed.

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Meanwhile, there’re some related tips about Hasselblad cameras for your reference.

Penny
Penny · Editor
Penny works as an editor at AOMEI Technology, while she's a tester and editor for AOMEI Data Recovery Tools. She enjoys helping users with data recovery issues on Windows and iPhones using simple and practical solutions. Outside of work, she has a strong affection for pets, particularly giant pandas.