The format key was accidentally pressed and all our vacation pictures were deleted. Is there any way to get them back? I really hope there is, as a mistake like that could lose a lot of memories every camera needs a backup

The protect function allows a user to protect a picture from accidental deletion. To unprotect a picture on your camera, scroll to the protected picture that you want to delete, then press the Menu button (the button to the right of the Play button.) Scroll down the menu and you should come to an option that allows you to Protect/Unprotect the picture. Since your picture is currently protected, deselect that option. You should then be able to delete the picture normally.

Alternatively, you could also format the memory card, however this deletes ALL photos and data you have on the memory card. If you are trying to completely clear the memory, this is the best way. After turning on your camera, simply press the Menu button, scroll to Setup, then scroll down to Format. Select Format, it will ask you if you want to format the memory card, or the camera's built-in memory. Format whichever one you want to clear, if you are using a memory card then your pictures are stored on the memory card. It will take a few seconds to format.

Hope this helps.

You pressed format on your camera.That meant that you formatted the memory card of your camera.All your pictures are saved on the memory card of your Canon digital camera automatically.So you can recover pictures from memory card with data recovery software.I have a professional program on my computer that can recover data after deeply scanning your memory card to look for lost data you accidentally deleted or formatted. But you had better have stopped using the memory card of your camera. Because, once the pictures were overwritten by new ones,they are gone for good.By the way,you can download it and scan your memory card for free to preview whether your erased photos can be recovered.Get it from http://www.any-data-recovery.com/product/datarecoverystandard.htm

"format" completely erases the pictures with no hope of recovery. Sorry.

Once you delete anything off scan disk or flash drive they are gone forever ...

Sorry about your loss of photos

wheather you check in computer repair shop is their any virus present in memory card? format your memory card! check virus is present in your computer or not! ?Try it!

I have had success with this... Download Asoftech photo recovery program
http://www.asoftech.com/apr/

You have to use a card reader either on your computer or an external USB card reader. Put the card in the card reader, open the recovery program, then select the drive where files are deleted, then press "Start" and wait for it to do it's magic.

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Assuming your camera acts like a removable drive when connected to the PC try the following.

1. Right click the removable drive(your camera) in my computer and go properties>tools>error checking>tick both boxes>ok
2. Wait till it finishes and check if you can now view the contents of the card. And copy to safe place straight away.
3. Try http://www.officerecovery.com/freeundelete/ to recover any deleted files or fragments of damaged files.
4. Let me know if any of this works.

 

Try this link: http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_media_recovery/uk/welcome.htm I've used it many times and it works. I know what you're going through but this should recover all your images and then some. And it's freeware! I'ts very user friendly as well. NewMediaMan

Retrieving images Go to www.convar.com and download PC Inpector - this will bring back images on the card. Upload them you your computer and then in the camera - select delete all On the camera CD there is a full manual in PDF format