D70 Uploading Problems

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AL1QS

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I realize there is a D70 section but there is not enough traffic in there to get help. But my problem is the past two times I have gone to upload photos off my D70, the majority of the files are random types of files such as VMP, HPG, VMP and a few JPG. I was shooting with with FINE Large mode but i'm not sure if that matters because I have never had this issue before. Are they corrupt files or something? I took out my sd card and blew on it, tried uploading to another computer, but still makes no difference.

Please help I would greatly appreciate it! Ty!

Heres two screenshots to show what I am seeing.
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HPG.jpgVMP.jpg
 
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AL1QS

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pedroj said:
Hi and welcome...The files circled are the images....View attachment 47580

If you click on them your images should be there
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Hi I'm sorry I should have specified that Normally when I upload all the files look just like the ones you circled with DSC_XXX. As you can see there are only a few that were uploaded fine while all the others are random file names and types that I've never seen. So I can only recover a few photos while the others wont even open or will say "no image preview".
Also, I am positive the SD card was cleared before I took the shots yet some of these random files happen to be photos previously deleted from the camera.
 
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daveg

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1. My D70 always used CF Cards - not SD?

2. How are you uploading? Card reader is BEST!! Don't use Transfer.

3. How are you deleting/formatting the card? In-camera is BEST!!

DG
 
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AL1QS

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daveg said:
1. My D70 always used CF Cards - not SD?

2. How are you uploading? Card reader is BEST!! Don't use Transfer.

3. How are you deleting/formatting the card? In-camera is BEST!!

DG
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1. Sorry I'm still a newbie but by SD card I just meant my memory card which is a compact flash sandisk.

2. Yea I transfer with a usb cord

3. I delete from in-camera.

I have been using this camera for a good 6 months now but this is the second time in the past week I have had this problem. It is also strange because the first time this happened, the majority of the photos in-camera had Red X's that I did not realize until I attempted to upload. This time though all of the photos in-camera are normal but are random when I transfer. I will definitely try a card reader once I find where I placed it. Thanks
 
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nickt

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If there is nothing you need on that card, I would format it in camera and see what happens from there. Format it, then take a few pictures and upload pictures and see if the extra files come back. Keep it simple with only a few photos at a time and see if you can track down when the extra files appear or if any of your new shots are missing.
 
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nickt

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Its hard to see the file extention in the pictures. It looks like .VMP I looked that up and it looks like one possible owner of that extension is an image organizer program called Viewminder. Are you ever working with the files while they are still in camera? Or sometimes importing with something other than windows? Don't do that, something might be writing index files back to the camera. It won't hurt to format in camera after every successful upload. I routinely format in camera rather than delete after I upload to computer.

edit: Just to clarify when I say 'don't do that' regarding importing with programs other than windows... A normal import should be ok from any program, but some photo programs will allow you to view or import photos without actually moving them to your hard drive. If you then work with these files within the program while camera is still connected, it may write back index type files to your camera and you don't want that. Import, be sure files are copied to hard drive, then format card in camera and you should be free of these random files.
 
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AL1QS

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nickt said:
Its hard to see the file extention in the pictures. It looks like .VMP I looked that up and it looks like one possible owner of that extension is an image organizer program called Viewminder. Are you ever working with the files while they are still in camera? Or sometimes importing with something other than windows? Don't do that, something might be writing index files back to the camera. It won't hurt to format in camera after every successful upload. I routinely format in camera rather than delete after I upload to computer.

edit: Just to clarify when I say 'don't do that' regarding importing with programs other than windows... A normal import should be ok from any program, but some photo programs will allow you to view or import photos without actually moving them to your hard drive. If you then work with these files within the program while camera is still connected, it may write back index type files to your camera and you don't want that. Import, be sure files are copied to hard drive, then format card in camera and you should be free of these random files.
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edit: Just to clarify when I say 'don't do that' regarding importing with programs other than windows... A normal import should be ok from any program, but some photo programs will allow you to view or import photos without actually moving them to your hard drive. If you then

I would prefer to fix the issue before formating just because I needed the photos, but yea the file is a VMP file along with a bunch of other random types. I cant recall a time where I have ever worked with the photos in-camera and I always use windows to import.
My normal routine is to just connect the usb cord and open with image view finder. I then drag the images from the nikon folder to a new folder I created and then dafely remove the hardware. I never have seen these other file types before so its real frustrating. Thanks though for help
 
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

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[h=3]Other applications associated with file type VMP:[/h]
  • ViewMinder (Compressed Archive) by ViewMinder LimitedViewMinder is an image organizer with the power to manage many tens of thousands of pictures. VMP is an archive file compressed using standard zip encryption. The variant extension allows ViewMinder image management programs to recognize it and import its enclosed images and metadata automatically. Non-users of ViewMinder can rename the extension to .ZIP and open it accordingly. It will contain one or many images in JPG, PNG or TIF formats and their associated metadata in XML format. This association is classified as Archive. The Mime types used with this association are: application/zip.
 
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nickt

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My first thoughts on this were that something wrote those files to the card, but if you feel that is not likely, it could be corrupted files. I can't get a good feel for whats going on from the screenshots. There are free file recovery programs out there that work well. Make sure all files that you can identify as jpg are copied and then try a recovery program. Run that using a card reader rather than using the camera usb. I have used this one, but not recently: Recuva - Undelete, Unerase, File and Disk Recovery - Free Download
Here is a list of some others:
15 Free File Recovery Software Programs (Free Undelete Software)
Another thought, if any of these oddly named files are of a similar size as your normal jpg's, you could try copying one of them to your desktop and change the file extension to jpg. If the file size does not look right, don't even bother trying. Its just a long shot. Do this to a copy, don't write to the card itself if you think you will be trying a recovery program. Good luck.
 
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fotojack

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Here's a few useful tips that you should follow religiously!

1: NEVER delete any images from your memory card! If you're finished with them, reformat the card IN THE CAMERA AT ALL TIMES!
2: When inserting or removing a card from the camera, ALWAYS SHUT THE CAMERA OFF FIRST! Use the best memory card you can afford, such as Lexar Grade 10's. Cheap cards cause nothing but problems.
3: Don't use the camera and a usb cord to download pics to your computer. Use a card reader, such as the Van Tec Card reader (Model #UGT-CR-920).
4: Make sure your camera batteries are ALWAYS charged to full power. Don't let them drain below 40%.
 
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