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How to recover deleted files from Sony camcorder
Published on July 8 2013
"How do I recover accidentally deleted files from my Sony HandyCam SR11 Hard Disk Drive HD Camcorder?"
Files deleted from Sony camcorders are not really gone. By hitting the delete button, the device just marks that storage space as available for new storage but does not remove the files. If no other shooting is done before recovery, the video is actually available and recoverable.
It only become invisible and is available to be overwritten by new files. Therefore, you can recover any files from Sony camcorders like Sony Handycam, 3D camcorder and more. Then, what you need is a data recovery program to help you recover deleted files from Sony camcorders and other camcorders as well.
Wondershare Photo Recovery is just the ideal program for you to recover deleted files from Sony camcorders. Besides, it can also support a large variety of camcorders which can be seen from the chart below:
| All cameras supported | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon | Nikon | Casio | Kodak | Samsung | Sony | Olympus |
| FujiFilm | Panasonic | Sanyo | Konica | Agfa | Argus | Chinon |
| Epson | HP | Hitachi | IBM | Imation | Sharp | JVC |
| Goldstar | Kyocera | Kinon | Lexar | Leica | Minolta | NEC |
| Phillips | Pentax | Ricoh | SanDisk | LG | Toshiba | Lumix |
| Polaroid | Verbatim | Vivitar | Sigma | Yashica | And more.. | |
Tips: If you need to recover your deleted files from camcorders using a Mac computer, you can turn to Wondershare Photo Recovery for Mac
Step by step to recover deleted files from Sony camcorder with Photo Recovery
Step 1: Connect your Sony camcorder to the computer
To recover deleted files from Sony camcorder is actually to recover them from the memory stick used on the camcorder. Hence, you can choose to directly connect your camcorder to the computer with a USB cable, or just connect the memory stick with a card reader. Take the way you like. Then launch the program and "Start" Sony camcorder recovery.
Step 2: Scan lost files on Sony camcorder
Here, your camcorder or memory stick will appear as a drive letter. Select it and click "Scan" to begin searching lost files from your device.
Step 3: Preview and recover Sony camcorder photos, videos
After the scan, all recoverable files, including photos and videos, will be displayed and listed in categories. You can preview and check to recover them all with one click.
Tips: Don't save the recovered data on your Sony camcorder or the source memory stick again. Find another place for it like on your computer or other external disk, for safety's sake.