topic Re: Images on SD card not showing on PC but in camera in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS 5D Mark IV Images on SD card not showing on PC but in camera

MelissaR13 — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:43:57 GMT

I have a 5D mark iv and running into issues with transferring images directly from the SD card. I can see the images if I play them back on the camera but when I use a card reader with the SD card on my PC ( windows) it just shows the EOS5D folder to be empty. What gives....I used that card reader with no issues with my canon rebel, so I don't think its the card reader....help, where am I going wrong?

Re: Images on SD card not showing on PC but in camera

shadowsports — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 19:55:57 GMT

Greetings,

Look for a folder named "DCIM". Your images should be in there.

Re: Images on SD card not showing on PC but in camera

MelissaR13 — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:17:21 GMT

The DCIM folder is "empty" , but I can look at them in the card on the camera. ( I also checked that card 1 was primary and card 2 is secondary) . If the SD card was corrupt, wouldn't it give an error?

Re: Images on SD card not showing on PC but in camera

TomRamsey — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:05:09 GMT

I believe the image you see on playback in the camera is just a thumbnail and not the full image file If you find nothing usable in the DCIM folder you card had probably been corrupted and need formatting or replaced. If you have not formatted your card do, so, it may fix the problem, or you may need a new card,

Re: Images on SD card not showing on PC but in camera

MelissaR13 — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:20:27 GMT

Ugh....I was really hoping it wasn't another card corrupted ( crap from Amazon) I did format the card before use. Dang it. The brick and mortars aren't carrying as many of these SD cards and clearly Amazon is garbage. 🤦‍♀️ Appreciate the response

Re: Images on SD card not showing on PC but in camera

FloridaDrafter — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 23:18:37 GMT

@MelissaR13 wrote:

The DCIM folder is "empty" , but I can look at them in the card on the camera. ( I also checked that card 1 was primary and card 2 is secondary) . If the SD card was corrupt, wouldn't it give an error?

Hello, Melissa!

It may not if the #1 slot (CF) is primary and also set to "display". I'm assuming you have looked on the CF... Are they there?

How do you have the card slots configured? I have the 5D IV, so I am familiar with it.

Newton

Re: Images on SD card not showing on PC but in camera

Waddizzle — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:15:53 GMT

Do you have two cards in the camera? Did you check both cards?