Are you using a PC or a Mac? A PC should not remove the files from your card without some notice, unless you explicitly told it to move the files instead of copy - the default command for transferring between drives is copy. I cannot speak to the behaviour of the Mac system.
The files may well be on your hard disc, in which case use the file manager to search it with the following search method: select your hard disc and search for this: IMG*.JPG -
The recommended method for downloading images to a computer is as follows:
- Turn the camera OFF and remove the card
- Using a built-in or USB SD card reader connected to your computer, place the SD card in that
At that point the computer should see the card as a removable drive.
- Using your computer's file manager, go to the DCIM folder in the SD Card
- Press Ctrl (CMD)+A to select all your images
- Press Ctrl (CMD)+C to copy them
- Go to a folder of your choice in the computer's hard disc
- In that folder press Ctrl (CMD)+V to paste the files into the folder.
- Eject or remove the SD card from the reader and return it to your camera
- Turn the camera ON
- From the camera's wrench menu select to format the card clean - do not Delete files, that creates file management issues potentially over time. Your card will work faster and more reliably this way.
Other things to note:
- User ONLY full-size SD cards, not the micro ones with an adapter, they do not work reliably with cameras
- Use respected brands like Lexar, SanDisk and Prograde
- Always get them from a reputable dealer - "deals" on the web for super cheap cards may well be counterfeit.
cheers, TREVOR
The mark of good photographer is less what they hold in their hand, it's more what they hold in their head;
"All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow", Leo Tolstoy;
"Skill in photography is acquired by practice and not by purchase" Percy W. Harris
