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Meg C asked in Consumer ElectronicsCameras · 1 decade ago

Trouble uploading videos from camera? Help ten points?

Okay so I have a Fuji Finepix s2000HD. I can get photos off of it fine, I have a Mac and it just pops up iPhoto and I can import them as is. The only problem is getting videos off. I tried using a card reader which didn't work either. I also tried opening up iMovie (manually), which with my last camera I could import videos into, but it just said that there wasn't a camera attached.

Is there just something wrong with the card? The videos I have on the camera are super important to me so any help is appreciated. Thanks.

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  • Pey
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    It sounds like your card has been corrupted and recovery may not be possible, but some of the following may help.

    I have two memory cards (one SD & one flash drive) that were corrupted by a Ritz camera store photo machine. Was getting the same type messages you had.

    Was able to format the SD in the camera and recover the photos with the restoration program below. The flash drive still doesn't work. Will never use those machines again, but you can e-mail the photos and pick them up for a great price.

    CAUTION To prevent memory card corruption, keep batteries charged, format in camera, and don't delete or fill card completely. Wait for lights to stop flashing then turn camera off before removing memory. For card readers, double click Safely Remove Hardware. Select, then click Stop and OK.

    Your memory card may be high capacity or of a type that your computer memory card slot does not recognize. Reboot could solve the problem, but there could be lots of other things wrong e.g., the SD could be corrupted or the contacts dirty.

    Formatting a memory card starts a new File Allocation Table, but pictures are not removed from memory cards with delete or format. When old pictures are replaced with new pictures then the old pictures are really gone.

    Now, get your pictures back with a free program at this link.

    http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.HTML ...

    Received 1.2MP photos from an I-phone in an e-mail which I copied to my computer. Copied these photos to my memory card and could view them on my camera or show on TV. These pictures were about half the width of 3MP pictures which had been on the memory card before it was formatted. The old pictures were still there on both sides of the 1.2MP I-phone pictures.

    If megapixels of imported pictures is too high or low you may not be able to view on the camera, but pictures will show and print on computers.

    When pictures have been deleted or memory cards have been formatted, a memory card reader will be needed to recover the pictures. Click this link for a free restoration program.

    http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.HTML ...

    The following information describes a better way to move/copy photos to and from a computer and memory card.

    Click this link for complete instructions on cleaning camera and battery electrical contacts.

    http://perry777.notlong.com/

    If your computer has memory card slots, find the correct slot and copy pictures from the memory card to the computer.

    If there are no memory card slots on your computer that work with your memory card, purchase a Targus card reader at Walmart for $8.88 or another brand for less at Ritz/Wolf/Kit camera. Also, they do 3½ x 5" digital prints for 6¢ each on Tuesday and Wednesday.

    After you have the memory card plugged in, go to My Computer and open the memory card, select the picture you want to copy, and then copy to the My Pictures folder under My Documents under Documents and Settings.

    If you have trouble with this, it may be easier to right click on Start and then left click Explore. Find and select the picture you want to copy and then at top left, click the X next to Folders to see a place to select Copy Files. Now select the My Picture folder. Make and select a sub folder then click Copy.

    You can also copy from the computer to a memory card.

    Have just been playing with this and found that it works really well, but you should first format the memory card in the camera because it adds files to the card you will need.

    Next, take a picture of something with the camera.

    Place the memory card in the card reader and go to My Computer.

    Open the memory card and you should see a folder on the left (DCIM) that has your picture. Do not open the MISC folder on the right.

    Double Click on the DCIM folder and you should see another folder e.g.,100HPM417, which includes the name of your camera. Double Click on that folder and you should see the picture you just took.

    When you copy from the computer to a memory card, that is the folder where your pictures must be copied. You may only be able to copy one picture at a time.

    One last thing, the file names of your pictures must not have any additional letters or those pictures will not be seen by the camera. Also, the file name format must match the file name of the picture you took e.g., HPIM1903. Rename files to the same format as your camera photos.

    If you have trouble with this, it may be easier to right click on Start and then left click Explore. Find and select the pictures you want to copy and then near the top left, click the X next to Folders to see a place to select Copy files. You can then select the memory card folder e.g.,100HPM417, that you clicked to see the picture you took and click Copy.

    Click this link for other camera tips and complete instructions on cleaning camera and battery electrical contacts.

    http://www.google.com/base/a/4210404/D13

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Hi, there. Don't worry. I recommend you to use this camera recovery software asoftech data recovery; it can help you recover your lost photos and video files from your digital camera (or Memory Card):

    http://www.asoftech.com/articles/recover-digital-c...

    Kind Suggestion: Before your video files are retrieved, do not save more files to the camera (or memory card) in case the original files are overwritten.

    Best wishes!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It's very easy to input your video from camera to your macbook,iMovie will automatically detect when you have a FireWire camcorder connected.Perhaps you may follow this step by step:

    1.Connect camcorder to your Mac computer with cable (USB/Wifi)

    2.Select mode of camcorder such as PC/Computer mode

    3.iMovie will automatic open Import window

    4.If DVD Player automatic open. just quit DVD Player first

    5.Now, you can review your video or select "Import All"(make sure your switch is set to "Automatic")

    6.If you select "Manual", you can import some clip to iMovie

    7.If you import from Tape based device (DV/HDV), iMovie will automatic revise tape and import all

    8.iMovie automatic create thumbnail video after complete import

    Give a look at this article, you will find more information:

    http://www.iskysoft.com/article/import-camcorder-v...

    Hope you resolve your problem asap!

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