Fix “File does not contain image data” error in Nikon D5000

Nikon , one of the popular name in the world of cameras has manufactured a wide range of stylish camera models that are equipped with latest technology features. Nikon D5000 is one of the widely used DSLR camera model. This digital camera consists of 12.3 mega pixel CMOS sensor with HD recording and Live view facility. Because of its easy to use functions and quality images it is used by many of the professional photographers as well as home users. The camera uses a SD or SDHC memory card to store photos in it. But these cards are not free from errors, and one of such error is “File does not contain image data” error.

Consider a practical scenario in which you have clicked number of images of your bother wedding ceremony and after some time when you switched your camera on to view images stored on it you may face a situation in which some of important images are missing from the camera and following errors get displayed on the camera screen:

“File does not contain image data”

Cause :

The most possible reason for appearance of this error message is that the memory card used in the camera is corrupted.

Resolution:

Formatting the memory card will resolve “File does not contain image data” error but the issue related with formatting of the card is it will erase all the previously stored data from it and create a new file system. So the data that is previously stored in the card become inaccessible because information about the data that is saved in the card is missing or deleted.

In this case lost data can be easily restored from backup f file. But in the situation if you do not have the backup of data available with you than you need a third party application to recover lost data. Memory card recovery software can help you to get back all your lost or deleted images or videos in almost all sort of data loss situations.