Samsung s860 help????

Question

i just bought a samsung s860 and accidentally pressed "format" on the menu while i was looking at a picture. now i can't find any of my pictures. help!

Answer 1

the format prompt erases ur card. all ur pictures are gone.  

Answer 2

The images are still on the card and can be recovered with special software. Format checks the SD for errors and starts a new file allocation table.

Format sets up the SD or other add on memory to work with your camera. It can also be used to erase (not really) all pictures on the SD and make sure it is ready for more pictures.  The extra large SD might not be your best choice because it slows down the processing time and may not download to your computer properly if the pictures are over six months old.

The source link will provide you with lots of other information that may be helpful. Most NiMH camera malfunctions are caused by electrical contacts between the camera and battery.

The secret to making digital cameras work better is having good electrical contacts between the batteries and the camera.

Digital cameras require lots of power. If electrical contacts are not really good, this can cause lots of problems so battery and camera contacts must be cleaned properly. Batteries may have a full charge, but will be viewed by the camera as low if contacts are not really good. The LCD display is a low steady load, but with extending the lens, focus, optical zoom, and flash charging in the capture mode; it is like starting a car. With bad contacts, cameras can do strange things like making bad pictures or shutting off with the lens out.