Mac Digital Camera Photo Video Recovery Software (Free to Recover 2GB)

Every professional photographer needs a camera, and every household has one that can take photos and record videos. Typically, the images are stored on a memory card inside. For digital cameras, the most common types of memory cards are SD, SDHC, and SDXC cards by SanDisk, Lexar, Transcend, Samsung, and Sony. However, any memory card has the potential risk of permanently losing your data. It can get corrupted, for instance. What if you have lost your photos due to accidental deletion, SD card formatting, or SD card showing up as blank when previewing or exporting photos from your camera to a Mac? Here's a flowchart you can follow for Mac camera photo video recovery.

Generally speaking, the right steps to recover photos and videos from camera SD card include: [1] Secure the lost files by not using your camera anymore; [2] Connect your camera SD card to Mac with a proper method; [3] Find a powerful photo recovery tool for Mac to scan and retrieve the lost files.

First, connect your camera's SD card to your Mac.

If you notice any issues with your SD card or have experienced data loss, do not continue using the camera. First, turn off the camera and gently eject the SD card. Depending on your Mac model, you can either insert the SD card directly into the slot or you might need an adapter.

These Mac models have an SDXC card slot:

- MacBook Pro introduced in 2021 - MacBook Pro models introduced between 2011 and 2015 - Mac mini models introduced between 2011 and 2014 - 13-inch MacBook Air models introduced between 2013 and 2017 - 27-inch iMac models introduced in 2010 or later - 21.5-inch iMac models introduced in 2010 or later

If your Mac doesn't have an SD card slot, you can use a USB-C to SD card reader to connect the camera's SD card to your Mac.

Secondly, download the photo recovery software.

Which camera photo recovery software can you trust? You can start by Googling, reading product reviews, and comparing options. Also, seek advice from experienced colleagues and friends. That said, you'll need to judge for yourself based on four key factors.

• Reputation: Trustpilot ratings can give you a reliable idea of a software's efficiency and support, while Wikipedia is another source to check for objective facts about the founders, brand, and product.
• Free trial: It should offer at least one free version that lets you preview recovered photos and videos before purchasing a license.
• Compatibility: It should support RAW image formats from various cameras as well as common file types like JPEG, TIFF, DNG, GIF, BMP, PSD, and others.
• Repairing damaged photos and videos: Many camera users find that their lost photos and videos are found by data recovery tools but the recovered files won't open. This is because the lost data has been partially overwritten or corrupted, and most data recovery software can't fix it.

Additionally, having a responsible, well-trained, and patient customer service would be a plus. When choosing a reliable and powerful data recovery application, the Data Recovery Wizard for Mac tool can cater to your needs.

It has been serving the market for over a decade. It always ranks top when you search for the best Mac camera data recovery software on Google, with high praise from real customers and website reviewers. It is fully compatible with macOS Monterey, Big Sur, and all earlier versions. The advanced scanning algorithm technology incorporated in the software enables the retrieval of all lost images and videos before you click to recover them. It even repairs files with corruption issues.

Here is a detailed guide on the topic:

• How to Repair Damaged MOV, MP4 Files
• How to Fix Photos Library and Recover Lost Photos on Mac

Next, scan and recover lost photos and videos from your Mac

A free trial is available along with the full paid version. If you decide to download the software, we recommend you first try our free Mac Data Recovery Tool, which allows you to recover up to 2GB of files for free. Use Data Recovery Wizard for Mac on your MacBook Pro, iMac, or MacBook Air to recover camera SD card in 3 easy steps.

Step 1: Choose your SD card

• Connect your memory card to your Mac correctly. Launch the Disk Drill for Mac data recovery app.
• Select "SD Card Recovery," find your Canon/Nikon/GoPro/DJI/Sony SD card, and click "Search for lost files."

Note: Before you recover data, it is recommended that you create a backup of your SD card by clicking “Disk Backup” from the left pane to prevent further data loss. After backing up the SD card, the software can restore data from the SD card backup, and you can remove the SD card for regular use.

Step 2: Filter Lost SD Card Data

When the scan is finished, all the files will be displayed on the left side of the Scan Results screen. Find the photo, video, or other file you want to recover.

Step 3: Preview and recover the data

Preview the SD card data and select the files you need, then click on the “Recover” button. To prevent overwriting of data, do not save the recoverable files to the SD card itself.