Data recovery from internal memory of submerged camcorder in sea water

[Kouks]

Hello - My DCR-SX44 Sony Handycam took a bath in sea water and stopped working. No power at all, not charging, not working with another battery, not working when connected to a computer or any other terminal. Unfortunately our whole trip was recorder on the internal memory of the camera. Sony said that the device was not fixable and the data not recoverable.
Does anybody think Sony might be wrong about the impossible data recovery?

Thanks

 

[G0AOZ]

What sort of memory does this camera use? If the memory is some kind of removable smart card, then it might be possible to dismantle the camera, unplug it, and then place it in a similar device to read it.

You might do better to post your problem in a Sony forum directly related this Handycam.

Good luck with it...

ROGER - G0AOZ.

 

[kjv1611]

Yeah, I'd find out exactly on what sort of device the data is stored, and/or look for data recovery specialists dealing with that specific camera, or just cameras in general.

Or if you wanted to, since it's considered totally dead - if it were me, I'd at least look at this route. See if you can crack into the camera, dismantle it. Be careful to initially only open it up at screws, tabs, etc, but no solder breaks anywhere. You may find that the flash memory is soldered on, or else is connected internally in some sort of slot. I'm guessing solder in this case.

But what you could end up finding (I don't know, this is a wild guess) is that the memory is either plugged in, or soldered onto a card of some sort that has a connection to the camera, not soldered connection. If this is the case, then you could try, at least, to buy another camera, dissasemble it, and swap that piece. See if it works... but just use the same camera.

For instance, I did a quick check, and found the new ones are pretty low-priced on Amazon, and at least one used one is a little cheaper, just over $160.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0031RGKY4/?tag=20001a-20