photorescue

Goobers, an official computer technical name, can occur on your CF Card. When they do, you receive the infamous CHA error message on your camera. Not to panic, there are two easy fixes, both assure you your images will be safe in the end.

The best option, the one I’ve used since day one of my digital shooting is PhotoRescue. This program just rocks and is loaded on everyone of my computers! I don’t know how many times for example at DLWS I use PhotoRescue to rescue someone’s card. It’s a no-brainer program to use and it does just as it says, it rescues your images. They just released their latest versions, you can find them here for only $29. $29, that’s nothing compared to loosing an image, what are you waiting for?

The other option which I’ve done since 1998 and the Coolpix 900 is own Lexar Cards. I’m always surprised by how many folks don’t realize that Lexar stands behind their cards (here’s it is in writing). The card has a problem, send it back to Lexar and they will not only replace the card, they rescue all the images on the card you return and send them to you on a CD. This is all included in the price of the card (Pro & Platinum Series)!

Why do cards have a problem? The most common cause is the cards are not properly formatted after EVERY upload.  That simple step an save you from having any problems. It’s that goober thing.