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Canon SX120IS Image Recovery

Launched in 2009 the Canon PowerShot SX120IS is compact point and shoot digital camera. At the heart of the camera is a 10.0 megapixel CCD and a 10x optical zoom lens that provides a 35mm film equivalent zoom range of 36m to 360mm. As with other digital cameras, once the picture is taken, it is processed and stored to a memory card. Should you accidentally delete the picture, the file still remains on the card and may be recovered using specialized software.

Instructions

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  Stop using the camera or insert a new card as soon as you realize the picture has been deleted. Should the physical space on the memory where the deleted picture sits be used to store a new picture, then the deleted picture is potentially lost.
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  Turn your home computer on, connect to the Internet and download a recovery program like PixFix, PC Smart Image Recovery or CameraSalvage for Mac users. Once loaded, open the software.
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  Remove the memory card from your Canon SX120IS and insert it into the card reader on your computer or a card reader that is attached to your computer. Wait a moment for your computer to acknowledge the memory card.
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  Click "Start/Scan" in the recovery program you downloaded and select the icon that represents the memory card. The software will scan the card, and when completed, a new window will open up with the recovered images displayed in the window. Highlight the file by clicking it and save the deleted image to your computer's hard drive.

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