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This might sound basic.. But do not use you computer to delete the files from the card. The computer filing/recovery system will start building a recovery folder... best way to keep a card lasting is to reformat in camera, therefore removing files and rebuilding the folder structure on the card. by doing this I am still able to fully use the CF card ...
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The main difference in cost probably comes from economies of scale. For a long time SD cards were more expensive, but now they've become cheaper as they've become easier to manufacture and require less materials. Meanwhile, due to their bulk, consumers have fallen out of favor with CF and prefer SD.
Additionally, the architecture of the cards is ...
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Compactflash cards are much more sturdy. SD cards flex and get squashed, so unless you have them on your camera (like if you carry extra like most serious photographers) it is much better to use CF cards. They also have better bandwidth with more pins, but mostly you wont notice that since the camera interface and cardreaders cannot fully utilize it unless ...
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There is an advantage to Compact-Flash cards which you get with the fastest models and sufficiently fast camera. This is not what accounts for most of the price difference, volume is. SD cards are sold on considerably higher volume than CF ones. When CF cards were more popular, it used to be the opposite.
Nowadays, I would not worry at all about this. The ...
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If the card is actually full formatted, then you will be out of luck. If it was quick-formatted then you'll likely be ok with any normal data recovery tool that supports SD cards.
The reason that file recovery normally works for deleted files is that there are two parts to a file. There is the data itself and a record of where the file is on the ...
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Free, open source, cross-platform software PhotoRec can specifically recover many RAW formats, including Sony ARW (as well as Canon CR2, Nikon NEF, Pentax PEF, and others).
Although the interface isn't particularly slick, the underlying functionality is the same as any proprietary program, and I'd be surprised if any of the more expensive options can ...
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Any general file recovery tool will do. For image-centric ones, there are also plenty available. The most popular ones are Image Rescue and Photo Rescue. They each offer a free-trial which shows you thumbnails and guarantee that anything that shows a thumbnail will be recovered once you pay. I can vouch that both of these work and I have seen them recover ...
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