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Camera & photo rescue

Camera Recovery Guru

Bring back RAW shots, 4K clips, and project files from formatted cards without writing a single byte to the source.

  • Optimised for SD, CFexpress, XQD, and USB media used in modern cameras
  • Understands RAW formats from Canon, Sony, Nikon, Blackmagic, RED, and more
  • Live filmstrip previews so you can pick the right take before restoring
Download Camera Recovery Guru See how it works

No signup. Scan your camera card and preview exactly which photos are recoverable before you commit to anything. Read-only — your damaged card is never written to.

macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or later · Apple silicon and Intel

Built for photographers and shooters

RAW aware

Understands pro codecs

From CR3 and ARW to BRAW, R3D, and ProRes, Camera Recovery Guru uses real-world file signatures to rebuild footage.

Read only

No surprises for the card

The card is opened read-only and nothing is ever written to it, so you can retry, clone it, or send it to a lab afterwards.

Scene preview

See the shot before you restore

Get live thumbnails and frame previews as the scan progresses, making it fast to locate the right clip or burst.

Recover a card in four steps

  1. 1

    Mount the media

    Insert the card or connect the camera. Camera Recovery Guru recognises it instantly and keeps it read-only.

  2. 2

    Choose what to scan

    Scan the card as a volume, or as a whole device when it has been reformatted, corrupted, or no longer mounts.

  3. 3

    Review the finds

    Browse the recovered hierarchy in a column view, watch thumbnails appear, and double-check metadata before you restore.

  4. 4

    Copy to safety

    Save the selected media to a different drive—your original card stays untouched for further passes if needed.

Shooting a once-in-a-lifetime event? Contact us before you copy data so we can advise on the safest workflow.

Workflow notes

Camera Recovery Guru uses the same raw scanning engine as Mac Data Recovery Guru, tuned specifically for photo and video media. A formatted card, corrupt header, or accidentally deleted shoot still has a strong chance of recovery when you scan it block-by-block.

  • Requirements: macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or later · Apple silicon and Intel (the scan engine runs through Rosetta on Apple silicon)
  • Download: CameraRecoveryGuru.zip
  • Before you scan: Nothing to prepare. Scanning is read-only, so the card is left exactly as it was for further passes.

Need help with a shoot?

Send the camera model, card type, and what happened. We'll reply quickly with the safest next step so you don't risk overwriting the good takes.

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