How to Get Back Deleted Pictures from Sony Camera?

Updated on March 10, 2022

“Hi, I am facing a problem. I had connected my Sony camera to the computer. Then I selected some photos on a Sony camera to transfer them to a drive on the computer. The file transfer process was not completed and the data cable was pulled out accidentally. When I connected it again to check for photos in it, a few photos were deleted and not present either on camera or computer. What can I do now? Please help me get back deleted photos from the Sony camera.”

You might have come across posts similar to the above one in some technical blogs. If you are also in the same trouble, then do not worry!!! This page provides all required information to safely get back deleted pictures from cameras. Sony cameras are known for the creativity and high-end technology used to build them. There are different types of cameras available from Sony like Cyber-shot, Alpha Nex, Alpha DSLR and Video cameras. Enhancements are being made to models of cameras in the categories mentioned above and new models are being invented by keeping today’s trends in mind. Now, you can even attach the camera to your Smartphone with Cyber-shot Q series cameras. With these many possibilities and the availability of Sony cameras, you might have captured photos more than usual. The photos with so much clarity and quality would be worth storing for years. However, one simple mistake of users while using Sony digital cameras can cause deletion of valuable pictures from it. A few common cases when Sony camera photos are deleted are given here. Read them to avoid such situations in future.

• Sometimes, unintentionally selecting the “Delete All” option on the Sony camera deletes all photos on it
• You may delete photos from Sony camera memory card accidentally while deleting some unwanted ones
• When you format the Sony camera, photos and other files on it will be deleted. You may format the Sony camera by mistake and then realize that you had not backed up a few photos
• Photos may disappear from the camera or change into hidden files on the Sony camera due to virus/malware infection

When images get deleted from the Sony camera after facing any of the above-mentioned causes, immediately stop using the Sony camera and choose a photo recovery tool to get back deleted photos from Sony digital camera.

Deleted photo recovery software for Sony camera:

Yodot Photo Recovery is one of the best photo recovery software. It can easily and completely aid you in undeleting photos and videos regardless of the lost photo scenarios. Other than Sony cameras, it can rescue RAW photos from various brands of digital cameras including Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Kodak, Panasonic, Sigma, Minolta, etc. Along with images, users can also restore deleted or lost videos, music files and other documents from digital cameras, camcorders, iPods, flash drives, memory cards, portable hard drives and internal hard drives. It will be possible to preview pictures deleted from the Sony camera after restoring them by using this photo recovery utility. In addition, the Yodot Photo Recovery tool even recovers files from corrupt SD card that is used in Sony, and other popular branded cameras.

Detailed steps to recover deleted photos from Sony camera:

• Download Yodot Photo Recovery software and install it on your computer
• Plugin Sony camera to the system and run the utility
• Select the “Deleted Photo Recovery” or “Lost Photo Recovery” from the main screen
• Then select the icon of Sony camera on software wizard and click on “Next”
• Select file types from the list of file formats on software wizard and click on “Next”. Else choose the “Skip” option to restore all file types
• The software starts scanning the Sony camera and displays the result in a few minutes
• View the result in “Data View” and “File Type View”
• Select a photo file and click on the “Preview” option to preview it
• Save required photos or all pictures using the “Save” option onto any desired drive on the computer

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