Nikon D7000 showed photos on the LCD, but they aren’t on the card — where did they go?
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I shot a number of photos on my Nikon D7000 and each image appeared on the rear LCD after capture, but when I tried to download them later they weren’t there. I’ve used this camera for years without this happening. What could cause photos to preview on the camera but not be available to download, and what should I check first?
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The D7000 has dual card slots.
If you mistakenly didn't have a card in either, then you would have been in "demo mode", which is something you can use to look at shots in the camera store to evaluate the camera. Images are stored in-memory, but you cannot download them, only preview them on the LCD. Usually the LCD will display "DEMO MODE" to indicate this.
If you play back the shots on the camera, are they still there?
If you had cards in both slots, then it's possible you're trying to download images off the wrong card.
If you are connecting the camera directly to a computer, you might try removing the card(s) one at a time and using a card reader.
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A few likely causes were mentioned for the D7000:
- Wrong card / wrong slot: The D7000 has two SD card slots. If both were used, you may be checking or downloading from the wrong card.
- No card / demo-like behavior: If no card was properly inserted, the camera can still show images temporarily on the LCD, but they won’t be saved for download.
- Corrupt card: A bad or corrupted SD card can let the camera preview shots but fail to store them correctly.
- Card lock switch: If the SD card’s write-protect switch is set to lock, saving can fail.
What to do:
- Check whether the photos still appear in playback on the camera.
- Inspect both card slots and confirm which slot was active.
- Remove the card(s) and try reading them one at a time in a card reader.
- Check the lock tab on each SD card.
- If a card seems faulty, back up anything readable and reformat it in-camera before reusing it.
If this happened once, the most suspicious causes are using the wrong slot/card or a card problem.
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