How to Recover Image DB on Sony Camera [Sony Alpha 7 III, Alpha 7 IV...]

The "Image database file not found. Create?" issue may occur suddenly when using a Sony camera. What does recovering image DB mean? How do you recover image DB on a Sony camera? Don't worry! This post will introduce a step-by-step tutorial for image DB recovery!

User Cases: Image Database File Not Found

Some Sony camera users reported in Sony Community that an error message prompts when they check their photos, saying, "Image database file not found. Create?"

This error happens if some of the image database files become corrupt, especially after you modify or edit video files from your Sony camera on a computer. The data inconsistencies also cause the "Image Database file not found" error.

In this case, you should back up all photos and videos from the Sony memory card before proceeding with the format process. Read on to learn how to recover image DB on your Sony camera.

Recover Image DB on Your Sony Camera

You can try resolving the issue by selecting the "Recover Image DB" option on your Sony camera: Hit the "Menu" button on your Sony camera, click "Setup > Recover Image DB", then "Enter". You should use a sufficiently charged battery pack, as low battery power during repair may cause damage to data.

If the "Recover Image DB" option didn't work. Consider recovering the lost or corrupted image database file via memory card recovery software. Data recovery tools help recover photos from Sony Alpha 7 IV, Alpha 7 III, and more.

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard helps recover lost, deleted, or formatted photos and videos from an SD card quickly. It helps locate the image database file that has not been found, and if the scanned data has been damaged, it will also be colleagues to repair while recovering, resulting in your recovered data being intact and can be used typically.

Check out the following steps to restore data from a Sony memory card:

Step 1. Connect the SD card, memory card, or CF Card to your computer and launch EaseUS memory card recovery software on your PC. The SD card will be listed under the Devices section. Choose the SD card and click "Scan for lost data" to start looking for your lost data.

Step 2. The software will start a scan automatically. The scan is powerful enough to find all lost files that even lost file names. After the scanning process, you can find deleted items from the tree-view panel on the left. Then, click "Filter" if you are looking for a specific file type, like photos, documents, videos or emails.

Step 3. You can directly double-click the files to preview the content. After this, you can choose wanted files and click "Recover" to restore them to a secure location on your PC or other external storage devices.

💡Tip: You can restore data on the local disks, external hard drives, and also the cloud storage.

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Tips to Prevent Database File Corruption

Frequent use of your memory card may result in data loss due to logical errors or physical damage. Therefore, it is essential to prevent database file corruption from a Sony camera SD card. Here are tips to prevent image DB file corruption in your daily life:

• Use a sufficiently charged battery pack: Low battery power during repair can cause data loss on your Sony memory card.
• Choose the right memory card: A high-quality memory card improves the recording performance while reducing the corruption risk.
• Back up your Sony camera data rеgularly: Savе your photos and videos to multiple locations to protect against loss.
• Put your camera in a safe place: Handlе your Sony camera and storage media carefully to prevent physical damage.
• Stay away from public computers: Don't connect your memory card to public computers to reduce the risk of malware infections.

Conclusion

This post introduces how to recover image DB files in a Sony camera memory card: Select the "Recover Image DB" option on your Sony camera > Hit the "Menu" button on your Sony camera > Click "Setup > Recover Image DB > Enter". However, if this method doesn't help, consider a powerful and trusted memory card recovery tool - EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard.

Recover Image DB Sony FAQs

1. What does recovering image db mean?

If image files were processed on a computer, problems may occur in the image database file. In such cases, the images on the memory card will not be played back on this product. If these problems happen, repair the file using the "Recover Image DB" option from "MENU > Setup > Recover Image DB → Enter".

2. How to recover photos from a Sony memory card?

Follow the steps below to recover photos from a Sony memory card:

1. 1. Connect your Sony memory card to the computer.
2. 2. Launch EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard.
3. 3. Select the SD card and start scanning.
4. 4. Search or filter the files you want to recover.
5. 5. Preview and recover the deleted photos from the SD card.