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amanda (amanda15937) 0 pts

April 3, 2007 9:50 PM

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when i go to view the pictures on my camera it says no valid picture available adn wont work in my computer but it was always fine before.

When i go to view pictures on my camera it says no valid picture available. WHen i put the memory card into my computer the file that the camera is on the G drive comes up with the name DCIM which is what i use to view pictures, and it wont let me click it it is just a bunch of symbols. My camera has worked fine any other time but just stopped today.

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bukit97 (bukit97) 12611 pts

April 3, 2007 10:18 PM

Your camera is probably OK, but the picture files just get some problem that prevents it from being read.

To check the camera, take out the memory card, close the battery cover and turn it on. It should allow you to take pictures or read the pictures taken inside the built in memory.

Coming to the pictures in the DCIM folder, you can do a simple file recovery to copy them to the computer.

I used to recommend Zero Assumption for recovering photos from memory cards. It is very straight forward, and there is even a tutorial to guide you if you need one. go to this site for the software and tutorial.

If you like to try something else, log on to this site and follow the instructions to get your pictures back.

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Kiara (kiara) 56 pts

May 21, 2007 11:59 PM

That message came up on my camera a few times. What happened was that the setup file DCIM had an error in it, and I simply deleted it, AFTER I SAVED THE PICTURE FILES ( I suggest you follow bukit97's steps above). It was to do with the memory card, not the camera. Maybe try a different memory card to confirm if that is the issue.
If you definitely can't retrieve any pictures, I suggest delete the folder. When you take pictures with the same memory card, the camera automatically stores them in a new file.

NB: Have you checked that there is no new file like "###_PANA" or "###Media" that could have your pictures in it?

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58450 pts

August 27, 2007 5:45 PM

I agree with Bukit. Although I haven't used Zero Assumption yet. I'm sure it's a good one. There's also "F-Recovery" to get back your pictures quite easily.

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when i go to view the pictures on my camera it says no valid picture available adn wont work in my computer but it was always fine before.

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