Thursday, June 26, 2014

How to Recover 4K Videos from Sony FDR-AX100

Sony FDR-AX100 4K Ultra HD Camcorder Overview

4K Ultra HD videos offer exactly four times the picture resolution of 1080p Full HD, which is definitely the future of video resolution. While 4K videos are in great demand, recently Sony introduced its second 4K handycam camcorder, FDR-AX100. It is a relatively compact camcorder capable of shooting 4K Ultra HD 3840 x 2160 video at 24 and 30 fps. Also, you can record Full HD 1920 x 1080 video in XAVC S, AVCHD, or web-optimized MP4, as well as take high-quality 20 MP still images.

Key Features of Sony FDR-AX100 Handycam Camcorder

- Capture the finest details in 4K Ultra HD 3840 x 2160 resolution
- Record 60p movies at Full HD resolution for smooth playback
- Capture high-quality 20 MP still images, as well as 14.2 MP and 15 MP
- The camcorder features Sony’s first 1.0” Exmor R CMOS sensor
- Versatile shooting with XAVC S, AVCHD, and MP4 codecs
- Equipped with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* lens with 12x optical zoom
- BIONZ X image process enables high speed 120 fbs recording
- Built-in Wi-Fi and NFC support lets you use your smartphone or tablet to control the camera, as well as transfer files to mobile device or computer
The Sony FDR-AX100 brings 4K shooting for home shooters as well as enthusiast filmmakers. However, video loss from this 4K Ultra HD camcorder is inevitable. For example:
“Hi, I recently went on a vacation and I recorded a lot of footages with Sony FDR-AX100. Unfortunately, the memory card corrupted and I can’t access the recorded 4K videos and watch them. Is there any way possible to retrieve the 4K videos, to get them back?”
Don’t panic. Stop using this 4K Ultra HD camcorder immediately to take any new photos or videos, and with Jihosoft Photo Recovery to recover 4K videos from Sony FDR-AX100. This Sony 4K Video Recovery software will deep scan its memory and find out the lost 4K videos. It is very easy to use. You can complete the recovery in just three simple steps.
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1. Install and run FDR-AX100 4K Video Recovery, click the “Recover Photo, Audio & Video” to continue.
2. Select the Sony FDR-AX100 from the drive list, then click “Start Scan” to search for lost 4K videos.
3. Preview and check the found 4K videos, and then click “Recover” to get back these you need.

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How to Recover Data from SATA Hard Disk

What is SATA hard drive?

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment, often abbreviated SATA or S-ATA, is the current standard technology for connecting devices like optical drives and hard disk drives to the motherboard. The SATA replaces the older PATA standard, offering several advantages over the older interface: reduced cable size and cost, native hot swapping, faster data transfer through higher signaling rates, etc. It has replaced PATA in consumer desktop and laptop computers, and has largely replaced PATA in new embedded applications.

Data Loss on SATA Hard Drive

Data contained in SATA drive is vulnerable to loss. You may lose your data from SATA hard drive due to accidentally deletion, formatting, partition damage or loss, unexpected system shutdown, virus attack, etc. For example:
“Hey guys, I have a SATA Seagate drive that crashed a day ago. I couldn’t access it anymore and I want to get back my data. Can anyone suggest a way I could recover my data?”

Is it possible to recover files from SATA hard drive?

Definitely the answer is yes. When deleting or formatting files on SATA hard drive, the system not really erasing the data permanently, but only marking the part of the SATA hard drive where lost files previously occupied as blank for new files. Your deleted files are still there, just become invisible and inaccessible. If you haven’t written new files into it, there is a great chance to recover lost files from SATA hard drive with data recovery software.

How to recover data from SATA drive

Jihosoft File Recovery is a read-only and risk-free data recovery tool to recover data from SATA drive. You are able to retrieve lost files including photos, videos, audio, email, and other documents that you deleted or formatted from SATA hard drive, as well as other kinds of hard drives, external hard disks, USB drives, memory cards, etc. This SATA Hard Drive Recovery software supports most of the major file systems such as EXT, FAT 12/16/32, HFS, HFS+, etc.
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Step 1: Download and install Jihosoft SATA Data Recovery and run it on your desktop.
Step 2: Choose “Deep Recovery” option and select the SATA drive to scan for lost files.
Step 3: After scanning, preview to check the files which you need to get back and click “Recover”.

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How to Recover Lost Data after Reinstalling Windows

In some scenarios, Windows system has to be reinstalled. Normally, reinstalling Windows copies original system files to hard drive and resets certain Windows settings to default values. Apparently, this will take away stored data from the hard disk. The downside is that many people often forget to backup their data before Windows reinstall. For example:
“I really need help! My computer crashed and stopped working. Then I’ve reinstalled Windows OS. Now, my computer runs perfectly, but I lost my data and most importantly all the photos I had. What can I do to get them back?”

Is recovery possible after reinstalling Windows?

Well, the good news is that you can recover data after reinstalling Windows. When you reinstall Windows drive, your files are not gone permanently just become invisible and inaccessible, only the file table is modified and the spaces containing the files are marked as blank and available for new file storage. Most of your files are recoverable with data recovery software except those who are overwritten by new files.
Note: Once realize that important files are lost, you should step away from the PC. Stop using the hard disk immediately. Do not write any data into the disk, do no install or uninstall any programs, this will prevent data overwriting and increase the chance of data recovery after Windows reinstall.

How to recover data after reinstalling Windows?

Jihosoft File Recovery will help your scan the Windows hard drive and retrieve files after Windows reinstall. It supports recovery of various file types, including photos, videos, audio, documents, archives, and more. The data recovery program supports latest Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows 2003, and Windows 2000.
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Step 1: Download and install Jihosoft File Recovery software.
Step 2: Launch the software and choose the “Formatted File Recovery” option.
Step 3: Select the drive from where the data is to be recovered and click “Start Scan”.
Step 4: Preview to check the files you need to get back and then click “Recover”.
If only picture recovery is needed, you can download Jihosoft Photo Recovery. This Windows photo recovery tool help recover photos from Windows hard disk, including JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, etc.

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5 Best Free Backup Software for Windows

The unexpected data loss happens all the time. All your cherished pieces like personal photos, favorite movies, music library, business documents may often lose due to virus attack, software corruption, hardware failure, or possibly, just your own accidental deletion. That’s why it is a great idea and very necessary to backup your PC on a regular basis. Here we introduce the 5 best free Windows backup software that will help you do it. Hope it can help.

Cobian Backup

Cobian Backup is among the favorite Windows backup freeware because of its tool selection and efficiency. It supports scheduled local and remote backups. Once downloaded and installed, the program runs discreetly in the background, offering full, incremental, or differential backups navigable from the feature-packed interface. It can backup data to an external drive, or network drive, or to an FTP.

EaseUS Todo Backup Free

EaseUS Todo Backup Free is one of the best Windows backup software that allows users to perform full or incremental backups of entire computer, including data, settings, and current state on an external drive. It is very simple to use, just one-click to backup system, hard disk, partition or individual files in case of any disaster problems. Besides, this tool now is able to backup data including contacts, messages, call logs, photos, videos, and more in Android device.

FBackup

FBackup is absolutely free and can be used for personal and commercial purposes. The software features scheduled backups, encryption, password protection, and automatically creates standard zip files so you can access the files with virtually any compression utility you have in your arsenal. The GUI is well built and clean with a strong focus on useful features, offering quick access to the utilities users are likely to find most resourceful.

AOMEI Backupper

AOMEI Backupper provides basic and advanced features to ensure the safety of your system and data. It supports backup all data of system drive, including system files and installed applications. Also, it can backup your hard disk drives, such as, MBR disk, GPT disk, external hard drive, USB disk and other storage devices that can be recognized by Windows. In addition, you can set up a schedule to automatically backup your system and data.

Jihosoft ISO Maker Free

Jihosoft ISO Maker Free is an imaging backup tool with a difference. It allows users to create ISO image file from files, folders, as well as disks and partitions for permanent backup and saving more space. Also with Jihosoft ISO Maker Free, you can extract ISO files to hard drive or burn ISO image file to a DVD disc as you want. This freeware runs well with all popular Windows operating systems, including Windows 8, 7, Vista, 2000, 2003, etc.
Here are our picks of the 5 best free backup software for your reference. All these apps are typically reliable and totally free for personal use. Furthermore, if you are suffering from losing your important data without backup, it is still not too late, check out the tips on how to recover deleted files from Windows. Here you will find great tool to get back your lost data.

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MMC Card Recovery, How to Recover Data from Multimedia Card

Multimedia Card (MMC) is a flash memory card standard, which is used as storage media for portable devices, in a form that can easily be removed for access by a PC. For example, many digital cameras like Nikon and Sony use a MMC card for storing image files. However, there are many unexpected scenarios can easily cause data loss on a MMC card.
“Hello, the MMC card I was using for my Nikon camera recently stopped working. I have many important photos on it. No backup. Does anyone know any software that can get my data back off the MMC card?”
Don’t panic. If you want to recover MMC card data, you’d better stop saving new files or making any change to the card, and then relying on data recovery software.
Jihosoft File Recovery is a trustworthy tool that offers great solution to recover lost data from MMC card. Featured with advanced deep scanning algorithms, this utility works efficiently to scan Multimedia card and find the lost files. It is capable of retrieving all types of files from MMC card, including photos, videos, audio, documents, archives, and more. Also, this MMC card data recovery software supports retrieving files from other memory cards like SD card, microSD, miniSD, SDHC, CF card, xD-picture Card, and other storage devices.
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Simple Steps to Recover MMC Card Data:

Note: This MMC Card Recovery software is available for both Windows & Mac operating systems. To perform Multimedia card recovery on Mac, just get Jihosoft File Recovery for Mac.
1. Download and install Jihosoft MMC Card Recovery. From the main screen, select “Deep Recovery” option.
2. In the next screen, choose the connected MMC card from the detected drives. Hit “Start Scan” to search for lost files.
3. After the scanning process is completed, preview and recover those scanned files you need only.

Know More about MMC: MMC vs. SD Card

MMC (Multimedia Card) is a flash memory card standard. Typically, a MMC card is used as storage media for a portable device. You can easily access its content by connecting it to PC. SD (Secure Digital) card is a flash memory card format and is used for storage. MMC and SD cards differ in their size, capacity and usage. Both come in different memory sizes as well. While MMC card can be used in a standard SD card slot, the SD card cannot be used in a MMC slot.

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NTFS Recovery, How to Recover Data from NTFS Drive

“Please help! I have an NTFS based volume on my hard disk. I accidentally deleted some important files on it. Can any software help to recover data that was saved on the NTFS partition?”
No need to panic. When a file is deleted, the data remains on the disk. Unless new data has overwritten your lost file, data recovery software can recover it. Before we introduce the NTFS File Recovery software, let’s learn some basic knowledge about NTFS drive.

What is NTFS?

If you are using Windows, then your hard drive is more than like formatted using the standard file system NTFS. NTFS is defined as “New Technology File System”. It is a high-performance and self-healing file system proprietary to Windows 8, 7, Vista, NT, 2008, 2003, 2000, which supports file-level security, data compression and auditing. It also supports large volumes and powerful storage solution such as RAID. The most important features of NTFS are data integrity and the ability to encrypt files and folders to protect your data from hard drive damage, hackers and viruses.

How to Recover Data from NTFS Drive

Even though NTFS is a much more stable file system than its predecessor, data loss on a NTFS drive is still unavoidable. It often occurs due to various reasons like unintentional deletion, mistakenly formatting, portioning errors, system corruption, etc. In such situation, Jihosoft File Recovery will be your great assistance to recover NTFS partition. This NTFS Volume Recovery software uses advanced technologies to scan and find the deleted files, and then get back your important data.
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Steps to Undelete Files from NTFS Drive

1. Run Jihosoft NTFS File Recovery and select the recovery mode.
2. Select the NTFS drive from the detected drive list and scan it.
3. Preview the found files and recover those you need to get back.

Tips & Suggestions after Data Loss

Tip 1: Do not write anything onto the NTFS drive where the data have been deleted until recovery process is completed.
Tip 2: Do not install Jihosoft NTFS File Recovery on the same NTFS drive. Even software installation could overwrite your lost data.
Tip 3: Do not try to save recovered data onto the same NTFS drive where you deleted them. It’s better to save onto another drive or any removable device.

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How to Unformat a Hard Drive

“Hey, I formatted an internal hard drive by stupid mistake. Many important files are on it. Does anyone know if it is possible to un-format a hard drive and retrieve lost data? Thanks in advance.”
Data loss always happens unexpectedly. Sometimes you may meet the serious situation that you have formatted a hard drive without backing up the data. Then what should you do if you want to get the formatted data back? Is it possible to recover data from formatted hard drive? Don’t worry. Here this article will introduce a way to help you out.
Actually, when you formatted a hard drive, the data on the disk are not wiped out permanently, only the area on the disk containing the data is marked as available for new files. As long as the data are still there, you can restore formatted hard drive files including photos, videos, audio, documents, and more, by using Jihosoft File Recovery software. Also, this hard drive unformat recovery software could help you restore data from formatted USB drive, flash drive, pen drive, memory card, SD card, CF card, as well as external hard drives.
Below is a step by step guide under Windows on how to unformat a hard drive and retrieve lost data. If you are Mac user, please get Jihosoft File Recovery for Mac.
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Step 1: Run Jihosoft File Recovery, select the “Formatted File Recovery” mode to continue.
Step 2: Highlight the drive you want to recover data from and click “Start Scan” to search for lost files.
Step 3: After scan, preview the recoverable files on the program and recover those wanted ones.
Important Note: Never save new files or install any software to the drive you are going to unformat. Or the lost data may be overwritten, and you will lose the chance to unformat the hard drive.

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