subject: Sony Cyber-shot Camera Error [print this page] All Sony Cyber Shot cameras use the Sony PRO Memory Stick. This memory storage device is often prone to problems. There is a simple solution for almost all memory card related issues. Formatting the device gets you out of one trouble and into another. All the data on the stick is formatted. If you have a back-up this is not much of a problem-you can use it to recover your data. However, if there is no back-up available or it is inaccessible, use a camera recovery software to salvage data from your Sony camera.
Imagine a situation when you are out on a vacation, using your Sony Cyber-Shot to capture some of the most beautiful landscapes nature has to offer. Your camera suddenly gives you an error message:
'Memory Stick Error'
Cause:
A digital camera saves picture on a memory card or the internal camera memory. The pictures clicked by it get saved to this card through a 'Write process'. The memory stick and the camera need to be in proper contact with one-another for data to be read or written to the stick. Sometimes when the stick is not inserted properly, the camera can not detect the stick. This leads the camera to show you the above error message.
Another reason for this might be that the memory card is not properly formatted. Each stick needs to be formatted according to the camera it is being used in.
Resolution:
A memory stick is inserted into the camera in a particular card slot. Since one of the causes for the error was because the camera could not find the card, try removing and re-inserting the card. If this does not work, re-format the stick. This will lead to deletion of all the data on the stick. Camera data recovery can then either be performed by using a back-up of the data or by using a camera recovery software. The latter option is for times when a back-up is inaccessible.
Even when a card has been formatted, these specially designed tools scan the hard disk and recover lost pictures and other files thereon.
Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery is a user friendly camera recovery tool that helps recover picture, video and audio files even from formatted hard disks. The software supports all popular file formats; JPEG, GIF, TIFF, RAW, AVI, MOV, etc. The software works for both Windows and Mac OS.
